| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| capitalist |
one who supports an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned, and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market. |
| catechism |
a summary of the principles of a religion, especially Christianity, in the form of questions and answers. |
| congruity |
the state or fact of being similar in character or degree;correspondence or fit. |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| knave |
an unscrupulous person; evildoer. |
| moderation |
the avoidance of excesses or extremes, especially in behavior. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| proximity |
the condition, quality, or fact of being near or close; nearness. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |