| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |