| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| tummler |
an entertainer or social director who encourages participation by guests or audience. |