| acclamation |
enthusiastic applause; loud expression of approval. |
| agitation |
the condition of being disturbed, anxious, or upset. |
| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| nuptial |
of or relating to a wedding ceremony or to marriage. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| uncouth |
lacking manners or refinement; rude, vulgar, or gauche. |