| cater |
to supply food or other service. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| eccentricity |
an odd or peculiar behavior, habit, interest, or the like. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| respite |
a period of rest, especially from something difficult or unpleasant. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |
| witticism |
a clever, often perceptive joke, insult, or saying. |