| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| exchangeable |
capable of being interchanged with or given in return for another. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| hew |
to follow or obey strictly. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| prospectus |
a written description or summary of a proposed project. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| ruddy |
reddish; rosy. |
| tirade |
a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |