extol \ik-STOHL\ (transitive verb) - To praise highly; to glorify; to exalt.

"To praise the South was to praise himself; to boast of its valor was to advertise his own intrepidity; to extol its women was to enhance the ...Read More

obloquy \OB-luh-kwee\ (noun) - 1 : Strongly condemnatory or abusive language or utterance. 2 : The condition of disgrace suffered as a result of public blame, abuse, or condemnation; ill repute.

"It is an honour 'longing ...Read More

malversation \mal-vur-SAY-shun\ (noun) - Misconduct, corruption, or extortion in public office.

"No man can designate the extent of such an official malversation, demonstrated, as it has been here, in the presence of us ...Read More

maelstrom \MAYL-struhm\ (noun) - 1 : A large, powerful, or destructive whirlpool. 2 : Something resembling a maelstrom; a violent, disordered, or turbulent state of affairs.

"The Maelstrom shrieked and pounded against the...Read More

cerebration \ser-uh-BRAY-shuhn\ (noun) - The act or product of thinking; the use of the power of reason; mental activity; thought.

"Hicks rolled another cigarette and sat smoking it, his plump face wrinkled with the ...Read More

vapid \VAP-id; VAY-pid\ (adjective) - 1 : Lacking liveliness and spirit; unanimated; spiritless; dull; as, "a vapid speech." 2 : Flavorless; lacking taste or zest; flat; as, "vapid beer."

"Its shoe-button eyes seemed to ...Read More