| abasement |
the act of bringing down or the state of being brought down in rank, status, or reputation. |
| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| compulsive |
driven by an obsession or compulsion. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| saturate |
to fill or soak completely. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| unvaried |
marked by a lack of diversity; never changing. |
| vociferous |
crying out, especially in protest; vocal; clamorous. |