| conventional |
put in place by custom or use; traditional. |
| critic |
anyone who judges or evaluates. |
| deteriorate |
to become less in value or quality; decline. |
| dynasty |
a series of rulers from the same family or group. |
| fray |
to wear or rub thin. |
| hospitality |
friendly, warm, and generous ways of entertaining or taking care of guests or strangers. |
| inflammatory |
tending to arouse and excite the emotions, or call forth an emotional response. |
| insincerity |
falsity or hypocrisy. |
| mitigate |
to lessen the force, severity, or impact of. |
| omission |
the act of leaving out or the condition of being left out. |
| originate |
to start or come into being. |
| outbreak |
a sudden breaking out or increase in activity of disease. |
| overhang |
to extend out over. |
| terminal |
found at or forming the end of something. |
| vivid |
bright and strong. |