| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |