| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| garner |
to accumulate, acquire, or receive in abundance. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| infelicity |
the quality or condition of being inappropriate, or unfortunate in the given circumstances. |
| malice |
the wish to harm others; ill will. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |