| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, especially as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| fervid |
heated or impassioned; intensely enthusiastic. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| protract |
to extend in time; prolong. |
| pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usually followed by "to"). |
| rejuvenate |
to restore the vigor, health, or appearance of youth to. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |