| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |