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aberration |
n. a departure from what is right, true, correct |
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abide |
v. to tolerate |
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anthology |
n. a collection of literary works |
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arid |
adj. dry and barren; not interesting |
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arrogant |
adj. having more pride and self-importance than is porper |
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beget |
v. to produce; to father offspring |
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blemish |
n. a flaw that harm the appearance of something |
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byzantine |
adj. highly complicated or intricate; characterized by devious plotting |
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centrifugal |
adj. moving away from the center |
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chide |
v. to scold |
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connote |
v. to imply something beyond a literal meaning |
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convey |
v. to carry or transmit; to communicate |
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defray |
v. to provide for the payment of |
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delectable |
adj. very pleasing; delightful, especially to the taste |
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demean |
v. to disrespect; to lower; to degrade; to ridicule |
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diagnosis |
n. the recognition of a disease or injury by symptoms; a critical analysis of the nature of something |
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endow |
v. to provide with material goods, talents, or qualities |
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enumerate |
v. to count off or list |
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equanimity |
n. evenness of temper, especially as a characteristic state. |
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exult |
v. to rejoice greatly |
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eyesore |
n. something that is unpleasant or offensive to view |
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fester |
v. rot; to decay; to putrefy |
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gale |
n. a strong seasoning |
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gargantuan |
adj. huge size or capacity |
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grisly |
adj. inspiring horror because of appalling crudity or inhumanity ; gruesome |
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havoc |
n. great destruction an devastation |
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hefty |
adj. heavy |
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humane |
adj. kind; compassionate |
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hypothesis |
n. a tentative explanation; something assumed true for the sake of argument or investigating |
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incontrovertible |
adj. impossible to dispute |
