| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |