| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| stipend |
any periodic payment of money, such as a salary or allowance. |