| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| dote |
to have or show too much love or affection (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| insolvent |
incapable of paying debts or meeting liabilities; penniless; bankrupt. |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| posthumous |
beginning, occurring, or continuing after one's death. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| resuscitate |
to bring back to life or consciousness; revive. |
| slacken |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |