| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usually military and often to take forage or plunder. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| imminent |
about to happen or likely to happen soon. |
| libel |
in law, written or printed matter that is false, damages a person's reputation or material well-being, and arises from malice or extreme negligence. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| supersede |
to take over the position or influence of; replace. |
| universality |
the quality, character, or condition of being universal. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |