| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| cosmic |
of or relating to the universe. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| histrionic |
done in a theatrical, emotional, or affected manner; overly dramatic. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| orientation |
the act or process of preparing oneself or others for a new situation. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |