| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |