| acclamation |
enthusiastic applause; loud expression of approval. |
| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| arrogance |
the condition or quality of being arrogant; having too much pride or belief in one's superiority. |
| aseptic |
free of bacteria or germs that cause disease or decay. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| egotistical |
self-centered or selfish. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |