| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| bevy |
a group of birds or other animals, especially quail or larks. |
| capacious |
able to contain a large amount; roomy. |
| conductive |
having the ability to allow the passage of electricity |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| immobile |
standing or holding still; not moving; motionless. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |