abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |