| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Soliloquizing | to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself |
| Soliloquy | an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present |
| Apoplectic | of or pertaining to apoplexy. |
| Apoplexy | a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel. |
| Indissolubly | not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed. |
| Indefatigably | incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring. |
| Apertures | A usually adjustable opening in an optical instrument, such as a camera or telescope, that limits the amount of light passing through a lens or onto a mirror. |
| Maudlin | tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental. |
| Incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous; inability or unwillingness to believe. |
| Surreptitious | obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine |
| Requiem | Also called Requiem Mass. the Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead. |
| Warbling | to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments. |
| Incongruous | out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming. |
| Truculently | fierce; cruel; savagely brutal |
| Plangently | resounding loudly, esp. with a plaintive sound, as a bell. |
| Inexorably | not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties. |
| Foreshortened | To shorten the lines of (an object) in a drawing or other representation so as to produce an illusion of projection or extension in space. |
| Magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous. |
| Magnanimous | generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness. |
| Squalidly | foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy. |
| Rakishly | like a rake; dissolute. |
Combine with other sets
Share on Facebook
Share on MySpace