| comparative |
measured or estimated by comparison; relative. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| sate |
to fill to excess, especially with food; glut. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| stint |
to refrain from spending; to be sparing or frugal. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |
| vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |