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encomium
1. Warm, glowing praise. 2. A formal expression of praise; a tribute.
uxorious
Excessively submissive or devoted to one’s wife (pronounced uk-SOR-ee-us)
truculent
1. Disposed to fight; pugnacious; 2. Scathingly harsh; aggressively self-assertive
noisome
1. Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul 2. Offensive to the senses and especially to the sense of smell
propitious
Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious; being of good omen.
bivouac
A temporary encampment often in an unsheltered area.
hector
To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way; to behave like a bully; swagger.
intransigent
Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising.
orotund
1. Pompous and bombastic: orotund talk. 2. Full in sound; sonorous: orotund tones
quotidian
1. Occurring every day. 2. Everyday; commonplace