| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| affluence |
material wealth. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| hydraulic |
of, concerning, operated by, or moved by water or another liquid under pressure. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| obnoxious |
offensive or not pleasant. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| rebate |
a part of a payment that is returned. |
| rhapsody |
a musical composition having an irregular form suggesting improvisation. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| unnoticed |
not seen, perceived, or discovered. |