| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| stalwart |
steady and loyal; reliable. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |