| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| judicious |
characterized by or using sound judgment; wise; prudent. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| pathological |
afflicted with or caused by a physical or especially a mental disorder. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| revile |
to speak about or speak to with hostile insults; disparage or abuse. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |
| wreak |
to carry out or cause. |