| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| celibate |
abstaining from sexual relations, especially because of having taken a vow. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| imbibe |
to take up or consume by drinking. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| monologue |
a long speech or reading given by a single speaker. |
| multifaceted |
having several aspects or stages; complex or various. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. |