| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |