| anonymous |
having an unknown name or identity. |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| opprobrium |
a condition of disgrace or shame; ignominy. |
| outstrip |
to exceed or surpass. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| resurrect |
to restore to life or good standing; raise out of death or disrepute. |
| spellbind |
to hold fascinated, as by magicl; enchant. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| undulate |
to move in waves or a wavelike motion. |