| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |