| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |