wallow

v

to luxiriate, revel

ex:Ellen wallowed in her fame and rubbed it in her friends faces

impregnable

adj.

strong enough tor esist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconqurable.

ex: The impregnable fort withstood the war and was still standing in the end

Macabre

adj.

gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible

ex: the macabre crime scene had blood dripping from the walls and body parts sprawled across the street

Condescending

adj.

showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from from dignity or superiority

ex: Her condescending behavior around her friends made them feel not worth her time

Chimerical

adj.

wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic

ex: The thought that their friendship would ever be repaired was a chimerical fantasy

Apotheosis

n

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

ex: The city is in many ways a cultural feast, the very apotheosis of hybridity

Laconic

adj.

using few words; expressing much in few words; concise

ex: her laconic conversation with me made me understand how she felt

Mellifluous

adj.

sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding

ex: the mellifluous tone of carter's voice was music to susan's ears

Tremulous

adj.

characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness

ex: the missing little girl sat tremulously in the corner of her kidnapper's basement

Reprehensible

adj.

deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy

ex: Jake's reprehensible actions due to hanging with the wrong crowd landed him in jail

Taciturn

adj.

dour, stern and silent in expression and manner

ex: her taciturn appearence turned boys off from her

Contrition

n

sincere pentience or remorse

ex: at Della's funeral her kids had great contrition when the spoke

Luminous

adj.

radiating or reflecting light; shinning; bright

ex: Stell's luminous smile lights up the room everytime she laughs

Facetiousness

adj.

not meant to be taken seriously or literally

ex: taryn always takes my facetiousness tone to heart and gets mad at me easily because of it.

Malign

tr. v

To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about; speaking evil of

ex: When people get mad at someone the tend to malign the person that made them upset