| accolade |
an expression or mark of approval; honor; award. |
| apogee |
the highest or farthest point. |
| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| humility |
the quality or state of being humble; modesty about one's status or accomplishments. |
| impeach |
to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| invoke |
to call out to (a god, muse, or the like) for help, support, protection, or inspiration. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |