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disparate
[dis-per-it]
distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar
belabor
[bih-ley-ber]
to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary
stalwart
[stawl-wert]
strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust
hebetude
[heb-i-tood]
the state of being dull; lethargy
stentorian
[sten-tawr-ee-uhn]
very loud or powerful in sound
meretricious
[mer-i-trish-uhs]
alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry
toplofty
[top-lawf-tee, -lof-]
condescending; haughty
puissant
[pyoo-uh-suhnt; pwis-uhnt]
powerful; mighty; potent
sycophant
[sik-uh-fuhnt, sik-uh-fant]
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
succedaneum
[suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm]
a substitute
schadenfreude
[shahd-n-froi-duh]
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune
spellbinding
[spel-bahynd-ing]
holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating
buttress
[buh-tris]
any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall
prodigious
[pruh-dij-uhs]
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.
tarantism
[tar-uhn-tiz-uhm]
a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula
tyro
[tahy-roh]
a beginner in learning anything; novice