beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
eruct |
to belch forth. |
impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |