Vocabulary Word
Word: zenith
Definition: point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point
Definition: point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point
Sentences Containing 'zenith'
But even on this supposition the balanced civilization that was at last attained must have long since passed its zenith, and was now far fallen into decay.
Their heads were all reclined, either to the right, or the left; one of their eyes turned inward, and the other directly up to the zenith.
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