| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| agitation |
the condition of being disturbed, anxious, or upset. |
| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| echelon |
a level of authority or rank, as in an organization. |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| extradition |
the legal transfer of a fugitive from one state or jurisdiction to another where he or she is to be tried or imprisoned. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| landlocked |
without any access to the sea. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| revue |
a form of entertainment consisting of a series of songs, comic routines, and dances, often as parodies of current affairs and people. |
| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others. |