| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| frivolous |
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| monumental |
massive, imposing, or extremely conspicuous. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |