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amoral without moral standards or principles bacchanalian used of riotously drunken merrymaking behemoth a person of exceptional importance and reputation, power or size calumny an abusive attack on a person's character or good name catalyst something that causes an important event to happen; substance that speeds up the reaction of a chemical chimerical produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; unreal, imaginary demagogue an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience didactic instructive (especially excessively) emanate give out (breath or an odor); to come forth enmity hostility; hatred; ill will epicurean a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink); furnishing gratification of the senses hillock a small natural hill husband use cautiously and frugally immolate offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction imperious arrogantly domineering or overbearing invective abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will inveigh protest strongly or attack vehemently with words obviate prevent the occurrence of opprobrium a state of extreme dishonor; disgrace paragon an ideal instance; model of perfection pastoral having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas propitiate to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate. raconteur skilled storyteller stasis the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces; stop or control vicissitude a change or variation occurring in the course of something; change in fortune