n. harsh rebuke; abusive condemnation; denunciation (*) vituperation (*) countenance (*) arbiter (*) renegade

n. scolding or ill-tempered woman (*) virago (*) inference (*) reprisal (*) whim

n. prolonged duration of life (*) homonym (*) longevity (*) confederate (*) scintilla

n. flattering speech or act; persuasion (*) hovel (*) aggression (*) blandishment (*) panacea

n. origin; beginning; creation (*) accolade (*) zealot (*) innuendo (*) genesis

n. disguise; group of people in disguise or fancy costumes (*) masquerade (*) construction (*) renegade (*) microcosm

n. compulsive thought; fixation; excessive preoccupation (*) consternation (*) hypothesis (*) obsession (*) vicissitude

n. contrast; direct opposite (*) fetish (*) antithesis (*) banter (*) admonition

n. setting forth facts; public exhibition; show; clarification (*) panegyric (*) candor (*) exposition (*) aptness

n. attempt to persuade someone to do something (*) entreat (*) allusion (*) craven (*) increment