| beneficiary |
one who receives or is formally designated to receive money or property, as from a will or insurance policy. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| cater |
to supply food or other service. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| hitherto |
until this time; previously. |
| idealism |
the pursuit of or belief in noble ideals, principles, and values. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |
| zenith |
the highest point; peak. |