| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| histrionic |
done in a theatrical, emotional, or affected manner; overly dramatic. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |