| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| altruistic |
unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others. |
| brandish |
to wave or shake (something such as a weapon) in a threatening or agitated manner. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |