| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| antipodes |
places directly opposite each other on the surface of the earth, as the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| effervescence |
high spirits; excitement; liveliness. |
| ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
| filch |
to steal (usually something of slight value) in a sly manner; pilfer. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| podium |
a raised platform, as for a speaker or orchestra conductor; dais. |
| provisional |
adopted on a temporary or tentative basis until something permanent is established; conditional. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| redouble |
to make twice as great; renew more vigorously; intensify. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| truism |
a self-evident statement; platitude. |