| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| commentary |
a series of explanatory or interpretive remarks or comments. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| inopportune |
occurring at an undesirable or unreasonable time. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| intrepid |
feeling or showing no fear; courageous; bold. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |