| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| dote |
to have or show too much love or affection (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| energize |
to inspire, make active, or enliven. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| innate |
belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth; inborn. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| motif |
a distinct formal unit such as a design, theme, or musical phrase that may repeat in, dominate, characterize, or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic or decorative work. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |