distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
fallible |
capable of making mistakes; liable to error. |
flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
imperative |
very important; urgent. |
imperturbable |
not easily excited or disturbed; calm. |
incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
jargon |
special words or language used by a particular group or to describe a particular interest. |
mire |
deep, heavy mud or soil. |
onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
personify |
to be a perfect or typical example of; embody. |
recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
repository |
a container or place where things may be stored; storage unit or space. |