| aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. |
| aseptic |
free of bacteria or germs that cause disease or decay. |
| clairvoyant |
possessing the ability to see or know things that are beyond the five senses. |
| deficit |
The amount by which something is less than what is needed. A deficit of money is caused by spending more than has been taken in. |
| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| execrable |
of very poor quality; extremely inferior. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usually military and often to take forage or plunder. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| stigma |
a long-lasting mark or stain on one's character or reputation, especially of disgrace or reproach. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |