| aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| chasm |
a deep crack in the earth's surface. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| mellifluous |
flowing and sweet, as though with honey. |
| naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, especially because of cynicism or pessimism. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |