| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| appease |
to cause to become calmer by meeting demands. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| iridescent |
emitting or reflecting a lustrous play of colors covering the spectrum, like a rainbow. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| pitfall |
an unexpected or hidden danger. |
| proximity |
the condition, quality, or fact of being near or close; nearness. |
| stint |
to refrain from spending; to be sparing or frugal. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |