| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| concurrent |
existing or occurring at the same time. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| patronage |
the financial or other support given to a business establishment by its customers or clients. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| pertinent |
having to do with or connected to a subject; relevant. |
| recommence |
to begin or start again. |
| resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| volatility |
the quality or condition of being highly changeable or inconsistent. |