| 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 |
| precipice | very steep or overhanging place; cliff |
| 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; refine |
| sublime | elevated; noble; exalted; uplifting |
| vertex | farthest point opposite the base, as in a triangle or pyramid; apex |
| zenith | 1) highest point; culmination; peak 2) point in the heavens directly overhead |
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