| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |