| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. |
| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |