| apex |
the highest point; tip. |
| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| fetid |
having a foul odor; stinking. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic; wise. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| presumptuous |
excessively bold or forward. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |