| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |