| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| partake |
to take part; participate (usually followed by "in"). |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |