| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |