| acclamation |
enthusiastic applause; loud expression of approval. |
| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| altruistic |
unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| contention |
a point asserted in argument or debate. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| generalize |
to come to a broad idea or rule about something after considering particular facts. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| implode |
to violently collapse or compress inward. |
| intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| populous |
having a large population. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |