| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing. |
| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, especially as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| omnipotent |
possessing infinite power; all-powerful. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| philanthropy |
collective efforts made to do good for others, especially in the form of making monetary donations or engaging in charitable works. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| profusion |
an abundant supply or display. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |