| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
| itinerary |
a detailed plan of travel. |
| magnanimous |
having or showing a generous, forgiving, or noble nature. |
| oratory1 |
the art of public speaking. |
| orientation |
the act or process of preparing oneself or others for a new situation. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| placid |
calm, smooth, or peaceful. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| wreak |
to carry out or cause. |