Mealymouthed (pg 286): avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy; inclined to mince words; insincere, devious, or compromising.
Exonerate (pg 286): to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task.
Trite (pg 284): lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale.
Catharsis (pg 278): psychotherapy that encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially unacceptable affects.
Puerile (pg 278): childishly foolish; immature or trivial.
Baroquely (pg 277): extravagantly ornate, florid, and convoluted in character or style.
Effeminate (pg 276): (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
Terseness (pg 275): neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
Curtailed (pg 275): to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
Screed (pg 274): a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
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