| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| concealment |
the act of hiding something from sight, or the condition of being hidden from sight. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| glib |
speaking or prone to speak easily and fluently, especially in a careless or thoughtless manner, with little concern for the truth. |
| gratis |
without charging money; freely. |
| nemesis |
that which one cannot beat, conquer, or succeed at; cause or agent of one's often repeated downfall. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| pertain |
to relate to or have to do with something. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| postulate |
to assert as something true, especially as a basis for reasoning. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |