| cataract |
a large waterfall. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| singularity |
an unusual trait or quality. |
| sublime |
exalted or noble; lofty. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |