| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| entourage |
a group of people who accompany another person as attendants or associates; retinue. |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |