| apogee |
the highest or farthest point. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| parameter |
any of a set of specifications or limits, the value or variations of which determine the form or behavior of something. |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| query |
a question. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| vogue |
a popular fashion or style. |