| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
| concord |
a state of agreement or harmony between persons or things. |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| dregs |
the part of anything that is left over or that has the least value or use. |
| engulf |
to cover entirely, as if by a flood. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| tepid |
not quite warm; lukewarm. |
| unqualified |
lacking the appropriate knowledge or qualifications. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |