| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |