| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| agility |
the ability to move or think easily and quickly. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| pollinate |
to move or carry pollen to a plant, causing the seeds to be fertilized. |
| prohibitive |
serving as a preventative. |
| provocation |
the act of inciting or challenging another to react. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| shamble |
to walk slowly, unsteadily, or awkwardly. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |
| urbane |
refined in manner; polished; elegant. |