| auditory |
having to do with or referring to hearing or the sense of hearing. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| culmination |
the highest point; zenith; climax. |
| derange |
to cause to be mentally ill. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| misnomer |
an incorrect or inappropriate name. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| opalescent |
exhibiting a spectrum of colors or changing colors; iridescent. |
| predilection |
an inclination to favor something; partiality or preference. |
| reticent |
reluctant to speak; not given to frequent speech; restrained; shy. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| unexceptionable |
without flaw or fault; beyond objection or criticism. |