| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. |
| interject |
to insert (a remark or comment) between words or remarks or in the middle of a conversation or discussion. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| medley |
a musical piece that uses the melodies from several different pieces of music. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| reconcile |
to heal differences and restore a good relationship between. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial procedure prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| sundry |
of various kinds; miscellaneous. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |