| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, especially if deceptive. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| interim |
the interval of time between two events. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. |
| quaff |
to drink, especially deeply and with obvious enjoyment. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. |