| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| agility |
the ability to move or think easily and quickly. |
| anarchist |
a person who believes in, desires, or tries to realize a society or state without a government. |
| cede |
to give up or surrender, especially formally. |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| elliptical |
tending toward or characterized by an economy of expression that creates ambiguity or obscurity, often purposefully. |
| incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| repertory |
a stock of skills, talents, or performing pieces; repertoire. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| unexceptionable |
without flaw or fault; beyond objection or criticism. |