| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| epithet |
a word or phrase attached to, or used in place of, a given name. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| stupefy |
to astound or bedazzle. |
| volition |
the act of willing, deciding, or choosing. |