| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |