| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| devotee |
an eager or serious follower or enthusiast. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| endorse |
to give support to; approve of. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| imbue |
to inspire or permeate, as with an idea or emotion; deeply influence. |
| oratory1 |
the art of public speaking. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| regurgitate |
to surge or pour back or out, especially from of a place of containment, as gases, liquids, or undigested food. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |
| superimpose |
to set or lay on top of or above something. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |