| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| churl |
a rude or vulgar person. |
| docile |
obedient and easy to manage. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| inimical |
having or tending to have a bad effect; harmful or adverse. |
| jubilation |
a feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| raconteur |
one who is talented in storytelling. |
| repress |
to restrain or prevent the expression of (feelings, utterances, or the like). |
| revel |
to feel great pleasure; rejoice (usually followed by "in"). |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |
| vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, especially one kept during normal sleeping hours. |