| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |