Bowdlerize
To remove or alter parts of a work, such as a book or movie, considered vulgar or offensive
Carnal
Relating to the body’s desires and sexual passions
Deference
Respectful submission or yielding, as to another’s opinion, wishes, or judgment
Ebullient
Overflowing or bubbling with excitement
Elegy
A sad and mournful song or poem usually in tribute to the deceased
Fop
A man who is excessively concerned with fashion, appearance and manners
Impair
To cause to become worse; To damage or harm
Imprecation
The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
Nebulous
Hazy, vague or indistinct
Non Sequitur
A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it
Panegyric
A formal and elaborate praise, written or spoken, of a person or of an act
Pedantic
Tending to brag about one’s education; Overly concerned with minute details only a learned person would know about
Quandary
A state of difficulty or perplexity; A dilemma
Rakish
Being fashionable and well-groomed in style, dress and manners
Sanguine
A reddish or ruddy complexion; Habitually cheerful, optimistic or hopeful