| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |