| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| consolidate |
to join together into a whole; combine. |
| curriculum |
the courses offered at a school or in a particular area of study. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |