Efflorescence (n)
the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower
Enmity (n)
positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will enemy, hatred
Decorous (adj)
showing or having good taste
Chorister (n)
the leader of a church choir
Bastion (n)
a fortified area or position
Hiatus (n)
an interruption in time or continuity
Ebullience (n)
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings
Recrimination (n)
a retaliatory accusation
Tumult (n)
disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd with uproar and confusion of voices
Tirade (n)
a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
Oppressive (adj)
unreasonably burdensome or severe
Inscrutable (adj)
not really investigated, interpreted or understood
Vicissitudes (n)
natural change or mutation visible in nature or in human affairs
Declivities (n)
downward inclination
Tacit (adj)
expressed or understood without being directly stated
Blatant (adj)
very obvious and offensive
Mirage (n)
something that is seen and appears to be real but that is not actually there
Taboo (adj)
banned as constituting a risk
Sinewy (adj)
tough, strong
Malevolently (adj)
having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
Apex (n)
the uppermost point
Derisive (adj)
expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn
Effigy (n)
an image or representation especially of a person; especially; a crude figure representing a hated person
Gesticulate (v)
to make gestures especially when speaking
Tempestuously (adj)
full of strong emotions(such as anger or excitement)
Interminable (adj)
having or seeming to have no end
Tremulously (adj)
shaking slightly especially because of nervousness, weakness, or illness
Incredulity (n)
a feeling that you do not or cannot believe or accept that something is true or real
Diffidently (adj)
hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self- confidence
Impenetrable (adj)
incapable of being comprehended; not being able to pass through
Obtuseness (n)
difficult to comprehend: not clear or precise in thought or expression
Apprehension (n)
suspicion or fear especially of future evil
Crestfallen (adj)
feeling shame or humiliation
Sagely (adv)
a mature or venerable man of sound judgment; in a wise manner
Impervious (adj)
not capable of being affected or disturbed
Contemptuously (adj)
manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval
Rebuke (v)
to criticize sharply
Jeer (v)
a mocking and insulting remark or sound
Covert (adj)
not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed; hiding place
Demoniac (adj)
possessed or influenced by a demon
Festoon (n)
a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points
Parody (n)
a feeble or ridiculous imitation
Garlanded (n)
a wreath or rope of material (as leaves or flowers)
Saunter (v)
to walk along in a slow and relaxed manner
Phosphorescence (n)
an enduring luminescence without sensible heat
Convulsively (adj)
involving or causing a sudden violent shaking of the muscles in your body that you are unable to control
Torrid (adj)
parched with heat especially of the sun
Illumination (n)
one of the decorative features used in the art of illuminating or in decorative lighting
Embers (n)
a glowing fragment(as of coal) from a fire
Quavering (v)
to utter sound in tremulous tones
Myopia (n)
a condition of the eye that makes it difficult to see objects that are far away
Multitudinous (adj)
forming a multitude or great number; existing, occurring, or present in great numbers; very numerous
Propitiatingly (v)
so as appease or conciliate
Pinnacles (n)
a lofty peak
Truculently (adj)
fierce; cruel; savagely brutal
Inimical (adj)
not friendly
Ululate/Ululation (v)
to howl, as a dog
Crepitation (v)
to make a crackling sound
Excruciatingly (adj)
very intense: extreme
Incantation (n)
the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power