| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| iridescent |
emitting or reflecting a lustrous play of colors covering the spectrum, like a rainbow. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| unregulated |
not subject to rules or constraints. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |