| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| jargon |
special words or language used by a particular group or to describe a particular interest. |
| liability |
the condition of or potential for being held responsible. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usually followed by "to"). |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| revulsion |
violent dislike and disgust; abhorrence; loathing. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |