| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| epoch |
an important period in human history. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| zenith |
the highest point; peak. |