| acclaim |
to show enthusiastic approval of. |
| affable |
pleasant to talk to and be with; friendly; likeable. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| propitiate |
to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. |
| rarefy |
to make less dense. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| reiterate |
to say again. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |