| 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. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. |
| imbue |
to inspire or permeate, as with an idea or emotion; deeply influence. |
| ingest |
to take in to the body through the mouth. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| pervade |
to spread or be present everywhere in. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| pollinate |
to move or carry pollen to a plant, causing the seeds to be fertilized. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |