| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| allure |
to attract strongly by appealing to people's inner wishes; tempt. |
| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| concurrent |
existing or occurring at the same time. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| cynicism |
an attitude of doubt or mistrust toward human nature and the possibility of good or selfless motives. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| fickle |
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |