| bereaved |
in a state of grief over the death of a friend or relative. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| cubicle |
any very small room or partitioned space, as in an office or dormitory. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| vexation |
the condition of being annoyed. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |