| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| 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. |
| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| harangue |
a long, vehement, and often pompous speech or piece of writing, especially such a speech delivered in public; tirade. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| procure |
to get or get hold of by effort; obtain. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| serenity |
the condition or quality of being untroubled, peaceful, or tranquil. |
| singe |
to burn slightly on the surface, end, or edge. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |