| affix |
to attach or join physically (usually used with "to"). |
| apogee |
the highest or farthest point. |
| curtail |
to make shorter; cut off part of. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| eventuality |
something that might happen; contingent occurrence. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| insensible |
without normal sensations; unconscious. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| reputable |
known to be held in esteem; respected. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| vanguard |
the leading or foremost position or part of a movement or force; forefront. |