attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |