| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| diligent |
trying hard and steadily to achieve a goal. |
| dub1 |
to name or call. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| judicious |
characterized by or using sound judgment; wise; prudent. |
| retaliate |
to strike back; take revenge. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |
| zealot |
a person who is excessively and often intolerantly enthusiastic, especially about a cause or religious faith; fanatic. |