| acclamation |
enthusiastic applause; loud expression of approval. |
| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| figurative |
not meant to be interpreted in a literal way; metaphorical. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| punctilious |
strictly adhering to etiquette or formalities. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| solace |
comfort or consolation in times of sorrow or suffering. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |