| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Acclivity | upward slope |
| Acme | highest point; pinnacle; summit |
| Apogee | 1.) farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body 2.) highest point; culmination |
| Climactic | arranged in order of increasing force and interest |
| Consummate | perfect; superb; carried to the highest degree |
| Eminence | high rank |
| Eminent | standing out; notable; famous |
| Ethereal | of the heavens; celestial; airy; delicate; intangible |
| Exalt | 1.) lift up with joy, pride, etc.; elate 2.) raise in rank, dignity, etc.; extol; glorify |
| Precipitous | 1.) steep as a precipice 2.) hasty, rash |
| Preeminent | standing out above others; superior |
| Sublimate | 1.) redirect the energy of a person's bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels 2.) purify; refune |
| Sublime | elevated; noble; exalted; uplifting |
| Vertex | fatherst point opposite the base, as in a triangle or pyramid; apex |
| Zenith | 1.) highest point; culmination; peak 2.) point in the heavens directly overhead |
| Precipice | very steep out above others; superior |
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