| churl |
a rude or vulgar person. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| liaison |
a communication link between groups or between parts of an organization, or a person or group that performs this function. |
| mediocre |
of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
| muse |
to think about something silently or for a long time. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |
| truism |
a self-evident statement; platitude. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |