| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| 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. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |