| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| egotism |
excessive self-promotion; boastfulness or conceitedness. |
| entourage |
a group of people who accompany another person as attendants or associates; retinue. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| partake |
to take part; participate (usually followed by "in"). |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| provocation |
the act of inciting or challenging another to react. |
| query |
a question. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |
| unguided |
without someone to lead or escort. |