| apex |
the highest point; tip. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic; wise. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |