| chasm |
a deep crack in the earth's surface. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| synopsis |
a short statement giving an overview, the main principles, or the sequence of events of a narrative, argument, article, or the like; summary; abstract. |
| truism |
a self-evident statement; platitude. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |