| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |