Priggish
adjective.
self-righteously moralistic and superior.
“a priggish little pedant”
Peroration
noun.
the concluding part of a speech, typically intended to inspire enthusiasm in the audience.
Cat’s-paw
Noun. a person used by another to do dangerous, distasteful, or unlawful work; dupe from the tale of the monkey who used the cat’s foot to rake the chestnuts out of the fire
Zoopraxiscope
Noun. an early type of motion-picture projector, designed by Eadweard Muybridge, in which the images were drawings or photographs placed along the rim of a circular glass plate.
zo- + praxis + -scope; from the fact that it usually showed pictures of a moving animal
Morass
Noun. an area of muddy or boggy ground
FIGURATIVE: a complicated or confused situation
Goodly
Adj. (-lier, -liest). considerable in size or quantity
Vim
Noun. INFORMAL. energy; enthusiasm “vim & vigor”
prima facie
adjective.
based on the first impression; accepted as correct until proved otherwise.
“a prima facie case of professional misconduct”
adverb.
on the first impression.
“the original lessee prima facie remains liable for the payment of the rent”
propitiate
Verb. win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them.
latitudinarian
Adj. having or expressing broad and tolerant views. Allowing latitude in religion; showing no preference among varying creeds and forms of worship.
discursive
adj. 1.Digressing from subject to subject.
- (of a style of speech or writing) fluent and expansive rather than formulaic or abbreviated.
cosmopolite
Noun.
1. One who is at home in every place; as citizen of the world, a cosmopolitan
2. (eco) an organization found in most parts of the world
longueur
N. A tedious passage in a book or other work.
Obloquy
Noun. strong public criticism or verbal abuse.
“he endured years of contempt and obloquy”
