| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| bawdy |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| fusion |
the act of fusing or joining together. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| lithe |
characterized by light, graceful, flexible movements. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| skepticism |
distrust or disbelief, or a general tendency to doubt and question. |