| appease |
to cause to become calmer by meeting demands. |
| carouse |
to revel in a boisterous and drunken manner. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| hegemony |
predominance of one country or social group over others by virtue of leadership or influence. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| outstrip |
to exceed or surpass. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| unnoticed |
not seen, perceived, or discovered. |