| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |