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apotheosis

[uh-poth-ee-oh-sis]

the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god

surmount

[ser-mount]

to prevail over

inhibit

[in-hib-bit]

to prevent, restrain, stop

nimble

[nim-buhl ]

quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid

percolate

[pur-kuh-leyt]

to pass through a porous substance or filter; steep

fractious

[frak-shuhs]

readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome:

encomium

[en-koh-mee-uhm]

a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly

risky

[r-isky]

involving potential danger, loss, or harm.

logophile

[law-guh-fahyl]

a lover of words

insurgent

[in-sur-juhnt]

of or characteristic of an insurgent or insurgents

convoluted

[kon-vuh-loo-tid]

twisted; coiled