| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| multiplicity |
a large number; abundance. |
| populous |
having a large population. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |
| vituperate |
to condemn sharply; blame; berate. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |