| compile |
to gather information together to form one written work. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| microcosm |
a small, complete whole; tiny world. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| tumult |
the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar. |
| undermine |
to gradually, secretly, or imperceptibly weaken and destroy. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |