| acclamation |
enthusiastic applause; loud expression of approval. |
| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| defunct |
no longer in existence or use; dead; extinct. |
| discrete |
separate and distinct. |
| dovetail |
to fit together precisely or harmoniously. |
| egress |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence. |
| impiety |
lack of reverence or respect, especially for what others consider sacred. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| precipitous |
very steep or sudden; rising or dropping abruptly. |
| quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |