| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| landlocked |
without any access to the sea. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |