| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |