accolade |
an expression or mark of approval; honor; award. |
commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
conciliate |
to overcome the anger, distrust, or animosity of; appease; placate. |
innate |
belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth; inborn. |
jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
offhand |
done without thinking or preparing ahead of time. |
precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
prospectus |
a written description or summary of a proposed project. |
satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
schism |
a division into factions with opposing beliefs, especially in a Christian church. |
severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |
suave |
polished and urbane. |
vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |