| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| fop |
a man who is highly concerned with, and often vain about, his appearance and manners; dandy. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| 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. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| potency |
the condition of being strong in effect or powerful. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| resilient |
able to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, or the like. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |