aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. |
chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
contention |
a point asserted in argument or debate. |
courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
delectable |
extremely pleasing to the taste; delicious. |
eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
protract |
to extend in time; prolong. |
recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
vociferous |
crying out, especially in protest; vocal; clamorous. |