| amplitude |
the state or quality of being ample; largeness. |
| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| avuncular |
of, concerning, or like an uncle; kind; benevolent. |
| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| oratory1 |
the art of public speaking. |
| solemnize |
to carry out the formalities of performance required by (an occasion). |
| titanic |
having enormous size, strength, or power; colossal; huge. |
| typify |
to be the representative example of. |