| albeit |
notwithstanding; even though. |
| apogee |
the highest or farthest point. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| contention |
a point asserted in argument or debate. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| depersonalize |
to cause to lose individual identity or characteristics. |
| disinterest |
lack of bias or self-interest; impartiality. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| simplistic |
excessively simplified, as to be unrealistic. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |