| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |