| adversary |
a person, group, or thing that is against another; opponent; enemy. |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| enclave |
a small territory or country mostly or completely surrounded by another. |
| experimentation |
the act, process, or practice of running tests or trials. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |
| verbose |
using or characterized by many or superfluous words; wordy. |