apogee \AP-uh-jee\ (noun) - 1 : The point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth. 2 : The farthest or highest point; culmination.

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contravene \kon-truh-VEEN\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To act or be counter to; to violate. 2 : To oppose in argument; to contradict.

"I do not contravene that assertion," was his quiet answer. "And at this stage of our ...Read More

philter \FIL-tur\ (noun) - 1 : A potion or charm supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love. 2 : A potion or charm believed to have magic power.

(transitive verb) - To enchant or bewitch with or as if with a ...Read More

demur \dih-MUR\ (intransitive verb) - 1 : To object; to take exception. 2 : To delay.

(noun) - 1 : The act of demurring. 2 : Objection. 3 : Delay.

"Whenever Alice would ask to see something Tom had written, he would ...Read More

bombinate \BOM-buh-nayt\ (intransitive verb) - To buzz; to hum; to drone.

"Like his co-workers he had been somewhat stampded by Dorn's imitative faculties, faculties which enabled the former journalist to bombinate twice ...Read More

expiate \EK-spee-ayt\ (transitive verb) - To make amends for; to atone for.

"Some sort of expiation was the thing he needed, he was sure; but he could not think of anything in particular to expiate; a man could not ...Read More