[ meets-vah; mits-vuh ]

any good or praiseworthy deed

[ zee-nith ]

the time at which something is most powerful or successful

[ pruh-pish-ee-eyt ]

to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

[ boon-dog-uhl ]

waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects

[ buh-tris ]

any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall

[ mahr-mawr-ee-uhl ]

of or like marble

[ hey-zee ]

characterized by the presence of haze; misty

[ pri-rog-uh-tiv ]

a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category

[ tha-nik ]

of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth