| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
| concurrent |
existing or occurring at the same time. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| levity |
a lack of seriousness; light, humorous, or foolish behavior or attitude. |
| liaison |
a communication link between groups or between parts of an organization, or a person or group that performs this function. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| misinterpret |
to comprehend incorrectly; misunderstand. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| opalescent |
exhibiting a spectrum of colors or changing colors; iridescent. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| sanction |
permission for an action; approval. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |