| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |