| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| effervescence |
high spirits; excitement; liveliness. |
| gaseous |
in the form of or resembling a gas. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| rostrum |
a raised platform or dais for public speaking. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| superimpose |
to set or lay on top of or above something. |
| synchronize |
to cause to occur, move, or operate at the same time or rate. |