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Term | Definition |
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adulation | obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise |
junket | trip, journey: such as a trip made by an official at public expense |
Errant | straying outside the proper path or bounds (an errant calf).... moving about aimlessly or irregularly (an errant breeze) |
Unabated | being at full strength or force |
Resounding | impressively loud or booming....emphatic, unequivocal (a resounding success) |
Rogue | a dishonest or worthless person : scoundrel... a mischievous person |
auspicious | conducive to success; favorable. |
commotion | a state of confused and noisy disturbance. |
methodical | done according to a systematic or established form of procedure. |
penchant | a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something. |
pensive | engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. |
punctilious | showing great attention to detail or correct behavior. |
incessant | continuing without pause or interruption. |
prophetic | accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future. |
indigenous | originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. |
decorum | behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety. |
facade | an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality. |
proponent | a person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project. |
console | comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment. |
mediate | intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation. |
revelation | a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way. |
permeate | spread throughout (something); pervade. |
ominous | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious. |
defiant | showing defiance. |
prophetic | accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future. |