| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |