| acclamation |
enthusiastic applause; loud expression of approval. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| implode |
to violently collapse or compress inward. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| suave |
polished and urbane. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |