| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| counterfeiter |
one who makes fraudulent imitations or copies, especially of money. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| misguide |
to misdirect or lead astray. |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |