| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| tummler |
an entertainer or social director who encourages participation by guests or audience. |