Prevaricate
v. to speak misleadingly or in an evasive way
Expatiate
v. speak or write at length or detail
Drawl
v. speak slowly with words running together; n. a slow, lazy way of speaking or an accent with unusually prolonged vowel sounds
Picayune
adj. petty, worthless
Epithet
n. an adjective or descriptive phrase used as a label to express the essential nature of
Asperity
n. harshness of tone or manner
Noxious
adj. harmful; poisonous
Inveterate
adj. (of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change
Credulous
adj. gullible
Credulity
n. gullibility
adj. expressing dry, especially mocking humor
Wry
n. the study of dramatic composition
Dramaturgy
n. a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity
Parvenus
adj. grimly mocking or cynical
Sardonic
n. a small group of people or things
Covey
n. speck or small amount
Mote
n. a store of valuable or delightful things
Trove
n. the final part of a play, movie, or narrative
Denouement
n. one who encourages or assists someone to commit a crime
Abettor
n. state of inactivity, disuse, or suspension
Abeyance
adj. (of a feeling or a memory) lasting a long time
Abiding
v. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)
Abjured
v. to scrape or wear away by friction or erosion
Abrade
v. to repeal or do away with; cancel
Abrogate
adj. wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious; considering all sides
Circumspect
v. to restrict (something) within limits
Circumscribe
v. walk all the way around (something)
Circumambulate
n. the scar of a healed wound
Cicatrix
n. a choir or choral society; simple hymns
Chorales
adj. bad-tempered or irritable
Choleric
