| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| disperse |
to drive away in all directions; scatter. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| respective |
of or belonging to each one. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |
| wend |
to go along or proceed on (one's way). |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |