| affix |
to attach or join physically (usually used with "to"). |
| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| demure |
quiet, shy, modest, or reserved in manner. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |