| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |