| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| 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. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |