| anthem |
a song of praise or patriotism. |
| balmy |
soft, mild, and soothing. |
| consume |
to eat; devour. |
| decline |
to refuse to do, in a polite way. |
| delve |
to make a careful, thoroughgoing search, as for information. |
| donor |
one who gives or contributes something without expecting anything in return. |
| escalate |
to increase in intensity, scope, or size. |
| fluctuation |
unsteadiness; vacillation. |
| hamper1 |
to get in the way of. |
| lament |
to mourn for or regret. |
| missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
| regulate |
to control by rules or a method. |
| secondary |
not first in importance or value; less important. |
| via |
traveling through; by way of. |
| withhold |
to hold back; control. |