| acclamation |
enthusiastic applause; loud expression of approval. |
| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| cater |
to supply food or other service. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| equanimity |
the quality of remaining calm, serene, or unruffled, especially under stress; composure. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| gratis |
without charging money; freely. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| verdant |
green. |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |