| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| comradeship |
friendship based on shared or group activities or interests. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| harangue |
a long, vehement, and often pompous speech or piece of writing, especially such a speech delivered in public; tirade. |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| partisan |
devoted to or favoring a particular cause, group, political party, or the like. |
| poignant |
deeply touching; arousing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy; piercing; penetrating. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| unvaried |
marked by a lack of diversity; never changing. |