| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| levity |
a lack of seriousness; light, humorous, or foolish behavior or attitude. |
| maternal |
of, having to do with, or like a mother. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| pertain |
to relate to or have to do with something. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| reverential |
characterized by a great respect and awe, mingled with love. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| unsubstantiated |
lacking the evidence or verification needed to establish as true. |