| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |