| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| bereaved |
in a state of grief over the death of a friend or relative. |
| conspirator |
a person who is involved in a plot with others to perform or a criminal or wrongful act. |
| deity |
a god or goddess. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| parody |
a humorous imitation in print, music, or performance of a serious person, work of art, or publication. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| regenerate |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| vituperate |
to condemn sharply; blame; berate. |