| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| cadaverous |
of or resembling a corpse; pale and thin or emaciated. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| notoriety |
the condition or quality of being widely known or spoken of, especially for something that is not good. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |
| presumptuous |
excessively bold or forward. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |