| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| exemplar |
one worthy to be imitated or studied; model. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| stature |
relative status as measured by skill or achievement; reputation. |
| sublime |
exalted or noble; lofty. |
| superimpose |
to set or lay on top of or above something. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |