| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. |
| covenant |
a usually formal agreement between two or more parties to engage in or refrain from something. |
| encounter |
a brief, chance meeting. |
| grate1 |
a frame of crossed or parallel metal bars used as a covering or guard over an opening. |
| innovator |
one who proposes or implements new methods, ideas, products, and the like. |
| loiter |
to stand around idly. |
| mockery |
contempt, derision, or ridicule, or an instance of this. |
| petition |
a formal, written request by many people that is made to a person in authority. |
| plaza |
a public square or open space in the center of a town. |
| practitioner |
a person working in a trade, occupation, or profession. |
| reconstruction |
the act or result of rebuilding or remaking. |
| rejoice |
to be full of joy or show great pleasure (sometimes followed by "in"). |
| revival |
the act or process of renewing or reviving. |
| sensitivity |
the quality of being acutely responsive mentally or emotionally. |
| tranquil |
without noise or excitement; calm; steady; peaceful. |