| acclamation |
enthusiastic applause; loud expression of approval. |
| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| subvert |
to overthrow or destroy, or cause the destruction of (an established authority, especially a national government). |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| umbrage |
a feeling of offense, irritation, or resentment. |