| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |