| acclamation |
enthusiastic applause; loud expression of approval. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| discernible |
able to be perceived or distinguished. |
| fabricate |
to construct or create. |
| hegemony |
predominance of one country or social group over others by virtue of leadership or influence. |
| palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| sensual |
related to or providing pleasure from the ways humans perceive stimuli, such as through touch, taste, or smell. |
| sermonize |
to preach, or to speak as if doing so. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |
| whimsical |
characterized by or resulting from a sudden desire or fancy. |