alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
bawdy |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué. |
befall |
to happen to. |
connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
lithe |
characterized by light, graceful, flexible movements. |
magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
nominal |
in name alone. |
palatable |
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
philanthropy |
collective efforts made to do good for others, especially in the form of making monetary donations or engaging in charitable works. |
putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |
vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |
zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |