| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| derange |
to cause to be mentally ill. |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| equestrian |
of or relating to horseback riding. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| insubstantial |
lacking firmness or solidity; slight. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| query |
a question. |
| solemnize |
to carry out the formalities of performance required by (an occasion). |
| suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |