| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| covet |
to wish to have very much; envy. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| dovetail |
to fit together precisely or harmoniously. |
| estimable |
worthy of respect or admiration. |
| incorporeal |
without material being; bodiless; insubstantial. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| variegate |
to make varied or give variety to, especially by making multicolored. |