| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. |
| protocol |
the proper or agreed upon way of conducting oneself or of doing something. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |