Ad Infinitum
to infinity
Admonish
caution, warn, scold
Affront
a personally offensive act or word
Allegory
a representation of something abstract or spiritual through material or concrete forms
Allusion
subtle hint at something, in literature it's a brief reference to something else to make a point
Anecdote
a brief entertaining story
Aspersion
negative statement about someone/something
Balderdash
senseless; stupid or exaggerated talk or writing
Belabor
to explain, worry about, or work at excessively
Belittle
to put down
Beseech
to beg eagerly
Blather
to talk or utter foolishly
Carp
to find fault or complain
Colloquial
informal, familiar speech
Commend
to praise as worthy of confidence; to recommend; to entrust
Confide
to discuss private matters, tell secrets; to entrust knowledge to
Deplore
to express grief/ regret over, lament
Deprecate
to belittle; to express earnest disapproval of
Deride
to laugh at in scorn or contempt
Dialect
a regional or social variety of a language
Disparage
belittle
Entreat
to beg for humbly
Fabricate
to make by art or skill; construct; to devise or invent (a legend, a lie)
Foreshadow
to show or indicate beforehand
Fuss
to complain about something relatively unimportant
Garrulous
excessively talkative in a rambling manner
Impugn
challenge as false, verbally attack
Invocation
calling upon earnestly, esp. for help
Malign
to speak evil of
Medium
a means or agency for communication or diffusing information
Missive
a written message; letter
Mudslinging
an attempt to discredit an opponent
Paroxysm
sudden outburst
Platitude
a flat, dull, or overused remark
Prattle
to talk in a foolish, simple- minded manner
Precept
a commandment or direction giving as a rule of action or conduct
Quibbling
characterized by nagging; focusing on trivial issues
Rail
to utter bitter complaint
Renunciation
an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning
Salutation
the act of greeting someone; a word or phrase designated as a greeting
Semantics
meaning or interpretation of a word, sign, sentence (sometimes used to refer to a trivial point)
Snide
derogatory in a nasty way
Spurn
to reject, often with disdain
Supplication
humble prayer
Tacit
understood without being openly expressed; implied
Underscore
to emphasize
Understatement
a statement that describes something in restrained terms or as less than it is
Veiled
not openly expressed; disguised
Wry
sarcastic humor; warped or misdirected