| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| disarray |
confusion or disorder. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| exchangeable |
capable of being interchanged with or given in return for another. |
| impetus |
something that urges or impels; a driving force. |
| inescapable |
unable to be avoided or ignored. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| schism |
a division into factions with opposing beliefs, especially in a Christian church. |
| singularity |
an unusual trait or quality. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |