| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| carouse |
to revel in a boisterous and drunken manner. |
| compile |
to gather information together to form one written work. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| fabricate |
to construct or create. |
| gusto |
vigorous or hearty enjoyment or appreciation. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| substantive |
of or pertaining to the fundamental nature or concerns of something; essential. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |