| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| imperturbable |
not easily excited or disturbed; calm. |
| interject |
to insert (a remark or comment) between words or remarks or in the middle of a conversation or discussion. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| statute |
a law made by a legislature, as opposed to one established by the courts. |
| stigma |
a long-lasting mark or stain on one's character or reputation, especially of disgrace or reproach. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |