| bower1 |
a pleasant, secluded alcove or shelter created by leafy trees or shrubbery. |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| plenitude |
abundance; fullness. |
| repress |
to restrain or prevent the expression of (feelings, utterances, or the like). |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |