| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| arrogance |
the condition or quality of being arrogant; having too much pride or belief in one's superiority. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| decrepit |
in poor condition because of old age or much use; dilapidated; worn-out. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| kinetic |
of, concerning, or caused by motion. |
| nuptial |
of or relating to a wedding ceremony or to marriage. |
| ominous |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |