| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| allude |
to mention (usually followed by "to"). |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| bifurcation |
the act or result of dividing into two branches, or the state of being so divided. |
| conductive |
having the ability to allow the passage of electricity |
| effervescence |
high spirits; excitement; liveliness. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| incriminate |
to show involvement in a crime. |
| litigious |
inclined to bring lawsuits. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |