| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. |
| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| depravity |
moral corruption; wickedness. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| estimable |
worthy of respect or admiration. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |
| vacuous |
characterized by lack of intelligence or serious intent; devoid of ideas or emotion. |
| vituperate |
to condemn sharply; blame; berate. |