| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| amass |
to gather or accumulate for oneself. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| communal |
of or belong to members of a group; public; collective. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| propitious |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |