| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| dovetail |
to fit together precisely or harmoniously. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| sermonize |
to preach, or to speak as if doing so. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |