| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| auditory |
having to do with or referring to hearing or the sense of hearing. |
| canvass |
to conduct a survey of; poll. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| fervid |
heated or impassioned; intensely enthusiastic. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| patronage |
the financial or other support given to a business establishment by its customers or clients. |
| placid |
calm, smooth, or peaceful. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| wan |
very pale. |