| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |