| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |