| amplitude |
the state or quality of being ample; largeness. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| caprice |
a sudden, impulsive change of mind or direction, or an unpredictable action. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| emboss |
to decorate the surface of with a raised design. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| sermonize |
to preach, or to speak as if doing so. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |