| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| fallible |
capable of making mistakes; liable to error. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| lithe |
characterized by light, graceful, flexible movements. |
| magnate |
someone of exceptional power, wealth, or influence, especially in business. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial procedure prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |