| acclaim |
to show enthusiastic approval of. |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| palatable |
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, especially a large and imposing one. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| repress |
to restrain or prevent the expression of (feelings, utterances, or the like). |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| spar2 |
to make boxing movements without hitting hard, as for practice or in fun. |