| entourage |
a group of people who accompany another person as attendants or associates; retinue. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| pertinent |
having to do with or connected to a subject; relevant. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| prurient |
characterized by or causing lewdness or lust. |
| remunerative |
providing or likely to provide payment or reward; profitable. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |