| absolve |
to free from consequences, blame, or guilt. |
| affable |
pleasant to talk to and be with; friendly; likeable. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| 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. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| motif |
a distinct formal unit such as a design, theme, or musical phrase that may repeat in, dominate, characterize, or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic or decorative work. |
| podium |
a raised platform, as for a speaker or orchestra conductor; dais. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| unfeigned |
not pretended or false; genuine; sincere. |
| unhinge |
to cause to become confused, unbalanced, or deeply disturbed. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |
| wan |
very pale. |