| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| inglorious |
bringing shame or disgrace; shameful; dishonorable. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| quota |
the part or share of something that is due to a person or group. |
| reiterate |
to say again. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| revile |
to speak about or speak to with hostile insults; disparage or abuse. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| roil |
to disturb or anger; agitate. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |