accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
alacrity |
willing promptness. |
amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
apogee |
the highest or farthest point. |
apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
euphemism |
the word or expression so substituted. |
fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
potent |
having strength; powerful. |
preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
reverent |
characterized by, showing, or feeling great respect and awe mingled with love. |