| Term | Definition |
|---|
| subside | to become less agitated or active; abate |
| incessant | continuing without interruption |
| scintilla | A minute amount; an iota or a trace |
| reconciliation | the act of settling or resolving |
| toil | to labor continuously; work strenuously |
| din | a jumble of loud, discordant sounds |
| impending | threatening to happen; about to take place |
| garner | to gather; to acquire |
| crude | not carefully made; rough; displaying a lack of knowledge or skill |
| hone | to perfect or make more intense or effective |
| spiel | a lengthy, usually extravagant speech or argument |
| mill | to move around in churning confusion |
| intermittent | stopping and starting at intervals |
| rite | the customary form for conducting a solemn ceremony; a ceremonial act |
| effusive | unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy; profuse |
| askew | to one side; awry |
| corrugate | shaped into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves |
| oblong | deviating from a square or circular form by being elongated in one direction |
| miff | in a petulant, bad-tempered mood; offended or annoyed |
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