| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |