| appease |
to cause to become calmer by meeting demands. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| insensible |
without normal sensations; unconscious. |
| motif |
a distinct formal unit such as a design, theme, or musical phrase that may repeat in, dominate, characterize, or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic or decorative work. |
| ovation |
a prolonged or enthusiastic episode of applause for someone, as following a performance. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| presumptuous |
excessively bold or forward. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| rostrum |
a raised platform or dais for public speaking. |
| ruddy |
reddish; rosy. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| unsubstantiated |
lacking the evidence or verification needed to establish as true. |