| acclamation |
enthusiastic applause; loud expression of approval. |
| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| affix |
to attach or join physically (usually used with "to"). |
| churl |
a rude or vulgar person. |
| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| economize |
to spend less money; lower expenses; be economical. |
| endorse |
to give support to; approve of. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| lenient |
not strict with rules; tolerant. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |