| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| cohort |
(often derogatory) a friend or associate. |
| conspirator |
a person who is involved in a plot with others to perform or a criminal or wrongful act. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| pronouncement |
a formal or official declaration. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| reassess |
to evaluate again. |
| remuneration |
pay, reward, or compensation. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |