4/9/13

an abusive, condemnatory speech

syn- fulmination, jeremiad, harangue, invective, malediction, obloquy, tirade

lacking self-confidence

syn- backward, demur, coy, retiring

to make larger; to expand

syn- elaborate, expatiate

intended to delay

syn- flaggning, laggard

someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

syn- tyro, dabbler