| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |