| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| albeit |
notwithstanding; even though. |
| beneficiary |
one who receives or is formally designated to receive money or property, as from a will or insurance policy. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| credible |
believable or plausible. |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| incorporate |
to include as part of a larger thing; blend. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| materialistic |
being more greatly concerned with things in the world that can be acquired than with spiritual matters or values. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |
| truism |
a self-evident statement; platitude. |