| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
| laud |
to praise. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| opinionated |
having definite and unchangeable views of things, often seemingly on all subjects. |
| quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| urbane |
refined in manner; polished; elegant. |
| vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, especially one kept during normal sleeping hours. |