peroration
[per-uh-REY-shuhn]
noun
A long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
Quit the peroration, dickwad, and hand me my walking papers.
aureate
[AWR-ee-it]
adj
Characterized by an ornate style of writing or speaking.
I’d proffer that Michelle Bachman has an aureate way of speaking but christ, she’s really just a dullard in a clown suit.
introspection
[in-truh-SPEK-shuhn]
noun
The act or process of self-examination; contemplation of one’s own thoughts and feelings; a looking inward…
panache
[puh-NASH]
noun
Dash or flamboyance in manner or style.
Kawal the Sikh thought his turban added panache to his giant head and Prada eyeglasses.
idolatrous
/aɪˈdɒlətrəs/
adjective
1 a of or pertaining to idolatry…
officious
/əˈfɪʃ əs/
adjective
1 a disposed to serve. b kind. c obliging…
torpor
torpor [TAWR-per]
noun
Lacking in vitality or interest.
The first time we tried Special K we got locked into “K-holes,” and sat there in a state of torpor for twelve long minutes.