| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |