| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |