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(noun) the scope, extent, or bounds of something

the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax

(noun) a plant (as a fruit tree) trained to grow flat against a support (as a wall) / (noun) a railing or trellis on which fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow flat / (verb) to train as an espalier / (verb) to furnish with an espalier

difficult to control; unruly; irritable and quarrelsome

philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world

in a way that cannot be removed or forgotten

(adj) hostile, obstructive

(noun) an intervening space

(adjective) playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering / (adjective) softly bright or radiant / (adjective) marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression

translucently clear

the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object

loud, reverberating, and often melancholy

(adjective) of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms / (adjective) displaying great diversity or variety; versatile

(adjective) being less dense / (adjective) of, relating to, or interesting to a select group; esoteric / (adjective) very high / (verb) to make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand without the addition of matter / (verb) to make more spiritual, refined, or abstruse / (verb) to become less dense

the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion

causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep