affable |
pleasant to talk to and be with; friendly; likeable. |
affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
befall |
to happen to. |
camaraderie |
friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group. |
cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |
vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |