| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |