| absolve |
to free from consequences, blame, or guilt. |
| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| probity |
proven trustworthiness; honesty; integrity. |
| rarefy |
to make less dense. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| typify |
to be the representative example of. |
| venerate |
to treat or regard with great respect, honor, or reverence. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |