| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| camaraderie |
friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group. |
| hallow |
to respect or honor highly; venerate. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| magnate |
someone of exceptional power, wealth, or influence, especially in business. |
| manipulate |
to handle or operate skillfully with the hands. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. |
| ribald |
characterized by or using rude, coarse, or vulgar language or humor. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |