hallow to give something great importance and respect, often because it is very old:

methods that have been hallowed by centuries of use

religion to make something holy:

The bread and wine has been hallowed by being dedicated to God.

holy, sacred, consecrated, sanctified, blessed, blest

charter A written grant by the sovereign or legislative power of a country, by which a body such
as a borough, company, or university is created or its rights and privileges defined.

the town received a charter from the Emperorauthority, authorization, sanction, covenant,
dispensation, consent, permission, sufferance

permit, licence, warrant, warranty, deed, bond, document, indenture

vocation A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation.

prattle Talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.chatter, babble, prate, blather, blether,
ramble, gabble, jabber, twitter, go on, run on, rattle away, rattle on, blither, maunder, drivel,
patter, gossip, tittle-tattle, tattle, yap, jibber-jabber, cackle

flounder Struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water.

he was floundering about in the shallow offshore watersstruggle, thrash, thresh, flail, toss and
turn, twist and turn, pitch, splash, stagger, stumble, falter, lurch, blunder, fumble, grope, squirm,
writhe

gripe Complain about something in a persistent, irritating way.

it's no use griping about your boss or your pay

extrenious irrelevant, immaterial, beside the point, not to the point, neither here nor there,
nothing to do with it, not pertinent, not germane, not to the purpose, off the subject, unrelated,
unconnected, inapposite, inappropriate, inapplicable, inconsequential, incidental, pointless, out
of place, wide of the mark, peripheral, tangential

maverick An unorthodox or independent-minded person.

he's the maverick of the senate

More example sentencesSynonyms

individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, unorthodox person, unconventional person, original,

trendsetter, bohemian, eccentric, outsider

commensurate Corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

salary will be commensurate with age and experience

such heavy responsibility must receive commensurate reward

quip

NOUN

1A witty remark.

Peter ate heartily with a quip about being a condemned manjoke, witty remark, witticism, jest,
pun, sally, pleasantry, epigram, aphorism

pettifogging

ADJECTIVE

Placing undue emphasis on petty details; petty or trivial.

pettifogging attorneys were the bane of civil society

troth

NOUN

mass noun

archaic

1formal Faith or loyalty when pledged in a solemn agreement or undertaking.

a token of troth

perspicacious

ADJECTIVE

Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.

it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter

enthral

(US enthrall)

VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

1Capture the fascinated attention of.captivate, charm, enchant, bewitch, fascinate, beguile,
entrance, enrapture, delight, attract, allure, lure

Express great regret, sadness, or disappointment about (something)

men will bewail the loss of earlier freedoms

epistle

NOUN

humorous, formal

1A letter.

activists firing off angry epistlesletter, missive, communication, written message, written
communication, dispatch, report, bulletin, note, line

ken

NOUN

One's range of knowledge or understanding.

construe

VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

1Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.

his words could hardly be construed as an apology

kibitz

VERB

[NO OBJECT]

North American

informal
1Look on and offer unwelcome advice, especially at a card game.

Brigham stood behind them, kibitzing