| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| salvageable |
able to be saved or rescued from damage or destruction. |
| sedulous |
steady and persistent in an action or duty; diligent. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |