| bevy |
a group of birds or other animals, especially quail or larks. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| indiscretion |
lack of judgment, prudence, or restraint, especially in regard to the rights or feelings of other people. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |