| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| cosmic |
of or relating to the universe. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| impede |
to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |