| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| bawdy |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué. |
| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| clime |
in literary use, a region of the earth, or the typical weather conditions thereof. |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| exchangeable |
capable of being interchanged with or given in return for another. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| gusto |
vigorous or hearty enjoyment or appreciation. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| simpleminded |
not complex or sophisticated. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |