| admission |
the price a person must pay to enter. |
| attest |
to show or prove the truth of. |
| contempt |
the feeling or expression of angry disgust at something wicked, mean, or not worthy. |
| degrade |
to bring down from a higher to a lower rank or degree by taking away a position or title. |
| diverse |
of different kinds or sorts. |
| eloquent |
using words well, in a way that others enjoy hearing or reading. |
| empower |
to give legal rights or authority to. |
| jocular |
intended to be humorous; facetious. |
| liberal |
generous. |
| lodge |
to be or become caught or stuck in a certain position. |
| rampart |
a mound of earth raised to serve as a defensive fortification, often topped with a protective wall. |
| reciprocal |
involving an exchange, as of feelings, actions, or things, between two parties; mutual. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |
| torso |
the human body from neck to hips; trunk. |
| typhoon |
a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific area and the China Sea. |