| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| affluence |
material wealth. |
| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| azure |
the color of a clear blue sky. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| broach |
to suggest or mention for the first time; bring up. |
| credible |
believable or plausible. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| revulsion |
violent dislike and disgust; abhorrence; loathing. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| tumult |
the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |
| zealot |
a person who is excessively and often intolerantly enthusiastic, especially about a cause or religious faith; fanatic. |