| belated |
too late; tardy. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| inglorious |
bringing shame or disgrace; shameful; dishonorable. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| titanic |
having enormous size, strength, or power; colossal; huge. |
| truism |
a self-evident statement; platitude. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |