| acclaim |
to show enthusiastic approval of. |
| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| pellucid |
extremely clear in meaning. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| tensile |
of or relating to tension. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |