| chaff |
the husks separated from grain by threshing. |
| divert |
to turn aside or away from something. |
| hospitality |
friendly, warm, and generous ways of entertaining or taking care of guests or strangers. |
| literally |
word for word. |
| operative |
being in effect. |
| passive |
receiving an action without acting in return, or not responding to something that might affect one. |
| proclaim |
to say or state for the public to know. |
| reform |
the changing of wrong or bad conditions to make them better. |
| regulatory |
pertaining to or having the purpose of making or enforcing rules. |
| revival |
the act or process of renewing or reviving. |
| scandal |
a reported behavior or event that is illegal or considered morally wrong and which causes strongly negative public reaction. |
| scope |
the range or extent of one's view or thoughts. |
| shrewd |
clever and careful. |
| vague |
just barely visible or able to be perceived. |
| visualize |
to form a picture of in the mind. |