| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |