| amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. |
| beneficiary |
one who receives or is formally designated to receive money or property, as from a will or insurance policy. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| culmination |
the highest point; zenith; climax. |
| gender |
the sex of a person or animal. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| regenerate |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts. |
| repartee |
a quick, clever reply; witty retort. |
| reverent |
characterized by, showing, or feeling great respect and awe mingled with love. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |