| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| secretive |
tending to secrecy. |
| sentient |
having the capacity to receive sensations; able to perceive. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| traverse |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |