| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| carouse |
to revel in a boisterous and drunken manner. |
| clime |
in literary use, a region of the earth, or the typical weather conditions thereof. |
| disarray |
confusion or disorder. |
| extradition |
the legal transfer of a fugitive from one state or jurisdiction to another where he or she is to be tried or imprisoned. |
| fanaticism |
excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or support for something. |
| induce |
to persuade or influence, as to a course of action. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| tensile |
of or relating to tension. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |