| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |