| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |