| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |