| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |