| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| incorporate |
to include as part of a larger thing; blend. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| regale |
to entertain or delight, as with humorous tales. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| stricture |
that which restricts or constrains. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| succinct |
briefly but clearly stated; concise. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |
| witticism |
a clever, often perceptive joke, insult, or saying. |