| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| carouse |
to revel in a boisterous and drunken manner. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| dysfunctional |
of a relationship, family, or social group, not working normally or in a way beneficial to all. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| influx |
the act or an instance of flowing in. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| supremacy |
ultimate power or authority. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |