| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |