| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| genteel |
displaying traits such as refinement and politeness that are traditionally associated with wealth and education. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| repository |
a container or place where things may be stored; storage unit or space. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| speculative |
of, pertaining to, or based on conjecture or theorizing. |