| aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| chattel |
any article of property not attached to lands or buildings; movable property. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| hew |
to follow or obey strictly. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |