| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| cosmic |
of or relating to the universe. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| plethora |
an amount that is more than enough; overabundance. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |
| waif |
a child without a home or friends. |