| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| commodity |
something that can be bought and sold. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| realign |
to come to a new relationship or set of alliances, as countries or political factions. |
| residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |