| auxiliary |
serving as an extra means of support; additional. |
| cede |
to give up or surrender, especially formally. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| decorous |
proper or formal with respect to behavior, manners, appearance, or the like. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| opulent |
having or displaying wealth and luxury. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| variegate |
to make varied or give variety to, especially by making multicolored. |