| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| bereaved |
in a state of grief over the death of a friend or relative. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| medley |
a musical piece that uses the melodies from several different pieces of music. |
| particularity |
precise or detailed character. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| realign |
to come to a new relationship or set of alliances, as countries or political factions. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |