the highest point of something; vertex

of or like the middle class (often referring to a focus upon material things and respectability); a middle class person

dog (or animal belonging to the dog family); of or like a dog

no longer in existence or functioning; dead

a flowing-in, as of people or things

noticeably inadequate; scanty; lean; thin

to blot or wipe out completely; to erase, leaving no trace

to change in bone; to harden like bone; to become rigid, hardhearted, or opposed to change

to become aware of or to understand by means of the senses; to detect; to observe

to inflict terrible destruction; the act of destroying; great damage