| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| covet |
to wish to have very much; envy. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| ethereal |
highly refined; unworldly. |
| expeditious |
prompt and efficient. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| regale |
to entertain or delight, as with humorous tales. |
| rhapsody |
a musical composition having an irregular form suggesting improvisation. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |