| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |