bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
discontinuous |
interrupted or intermittent; not without pause or break. |
eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
knave |
an unscrupulous person; evildoer. |
patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
rejuvenate |
to restore the vigor, health, or appearance of youth to. |
reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
resurrect |
to restore to life or good standing; raise out of death or disrepute. |
retrospect |
reflection on the past or on past events or achievements. |
sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
stipend |
any periodic payment of money, such as a salary or allowance. |