| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |