| abasement |
the act of bringing down or the state of being brought down in rank, status, or reputation. |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| peripheral |
related but not essential. |
| pinion2 |
to restrain (someone) by binding the arms. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |
| suborn |
to induce (someone) to commit a crime or other corrupt deed. |
| tumult |
the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar. |