| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| atrophy |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, especially from insufficient use or nourishment. |
| dilapidated |
fallen into ruin or decay. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| euphoric |
having or exhibiting a strong feeling of well-being or elation. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
| protract |
to extend in time; prolong. |
| rejuvenate |
to restore the vigor, health, or appearance of youth to. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |