| cede |
to give up or surrender, especially formally. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| quizzical |
expressing doubt, confusion, or questioning; puzzled. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| refute |
to demonstrate the falseness or error of; disprove. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| sate |
to fill to excess, especially with food; glut. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |