| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| compulsive |
driven by an obsession or compulsion. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| ignominious |
characterized by or associated with disgrace, dishonor, or shame; humiliating. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| repertory |
a stock of skills, talents, or performing pieces; repertoire. |
| retaliate |
to strike back; take revenge. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| voluminous |
having or characterized by great size or quantity. |