| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| avocation |
a secondary occupation, usually one pursued for recreation; hobby. |
| deferential |
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| regurgitate |
to surge or pour back or out, especially from of a place of containment, as gases, liquids, or undigested food. |
| resuscitate |
to bring back to life or consciousness; revive. |
| splice |
to join (two pieces of film, tape, or similar things) at the ends. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| transgression |
the act or an instance of violating a law, religious commandment, or the like; sin; crime; trespass. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |