| apex |
the highest point; tip. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |