| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| infelicity |
the quality or condition of being inappropriate, or unfortunate in the given circumstances. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| provocation |
the act of inciting or challenging another to react. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| rectify |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy. |
| rostrum |
a raised platform or dais for public speaking. |
| serendipity |
lucky coincidence or accidental discovery of something pleasant or valuable. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |