| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| glib |
speaking or prone to speak easily and fluently, especially in a careless or thoughtless manner, with little concern for the truth. |
| harmonious |
characterized by agreement or accord. |
| histrionic |
done in a theatrical, emotional, or affected manner; overly dramatic. |
| liaison |
a communication link between groups or between parts of an organization, or a person or group that performs this function. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |