| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| overbearing |
arrogantly dominating; dictatorial. |
| pliable |
easily bent; flexible; malleable. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| rostrum |
a raised platform or dais for public speaking. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |
| touchstone |
a test or standard by which to evaluate the worth of something. |
| tumult |
the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar. |