| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| cosmic |
of or relating to the universe. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| drivel |
foolish or silly speech or ideas. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| sanction |
permission for an action; approval. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| stint |
to refrain from spending; to be sparing or frugal. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |