| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| avuncular |
of, concerning, or like an uncle; kind; benevolent. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| diffident |
unsure of oneself; shy; demure. |
| epithet |
a word or phrase attached to, or used in place of, a given name. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| frond |
a long leaf with many small divisions. Ferns and palm trees have fronds. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| remunerative |
providing or likely to provide payment or reward; profitable. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |