| archives |
the body of records or information pertaining to an institution, organization, or historical figure. |
| derange |
to cause to be mentally ill. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| faze |
to bewilder or to disturb the composure or shake the resolve of; disconcert or daunt. |
| Lilliputian |
(often lower case) very tiny; extremely small. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| probity |
proven trustworthiness; honesty; integrity. |
| reproach |
to express disapproval of or disappointment with (someone); censure. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |