| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to the office of governor or to a governor. |
| insecurity |
the condition or quality of having insufficient protection or not being safe. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| renounce |
to give up (a right or claim) usually by formal declaration or announcement; waive. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |