| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| deity |
a god or goddess. |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| renounce |
to give up (a right or claim) usually by formal declaration or announcement; waive. |
| revitalize |
to bring new life to. |
| simpleminded |
not complex or sophisticated. |
| unproductive |
not yielding useful or helpful results; not fruitful. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |