| acclaim |
to show enthusiastic approval of. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| pronouncement |
a formal or official declaration. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| stupefy |
to astound or bedazzle. |