| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| idolatry |
unquestioning or excessive devotion or adoration. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| inconsistency |
an instance of contradiction or illogic. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| ire |
anger or wrath. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |