acclamation |
enthusiastic applause; loud expression of approval. |
allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
brevity |
shortness of duration. |
censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
experimentation |
the act, process, or practice of running tests or trials. |
illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
perdition |
the loss of the soul for eternity; damnation. |
pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
pitfall |
an unexpected or hidden danger. |
ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |