| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| azure |
the color of a clear blue sky. |
| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| correlate |
to have a causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| potency |
the condition of being strong in effect or powerful. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
| subvert |
to overthrow or destroy, or cause the destruction of (an established authority, especially a national government). |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |