| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| nuptial |
of or relating to a wedding ceremony or to marriage. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| supersede |
to take over the position or influence of; replace. |