| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. |
| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| figurative |
not meant to be interpreted in a literal way; metaphorical. |
| jubilation |
a feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| tacit |
suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |