| acclaim |
to show enthusiastic approval of. |
| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| impeach |
to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| piquant |
of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste. |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, especially a large and imposing one. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |