| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| podium |
a raised platform, as for a speaker or orchestra conductor; dais. |
| possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. |
| schematic |
of, pertaining to, or formed like an outline or diagram. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| unsubstantiated |
lacking the evidence or verification needed to establish as true. |