| avocation |
a secondary occupation, usually one pursued for recreation; hobby. |
| disinterest |
lack of bias or self-interest; impartiality. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| parity |
equality in amount, status, strength, or the like. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| reproach |
to express disapproval of or disappointment with (someone); censure. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |
| wheedle |
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. |