| aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. |
| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| frond |
a long leaf with many small divisions. Ferns and palm trees have fronds. |
| imperturbable |
not easily excited or disturbed; calm. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| profusion |
an abundant supply or display. |
| remuneration |
pay, reward, or compensation. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |