| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| eccentricity |
an odd or peculiar behavior, habit, interest, or the like. |
| filch |
to steal (usually something of slight value) in a sly manner; pilfer. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| nonpartisan |
not influenced or determined by the policies or interests of a political party. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| sate |
to fill to excess, especially with food; glut. |
| squabble |
to quarrel over trivial matters; bicker. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| unimpressive |
lacking notable qualities; unremarkable; not impressive. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |