1. Dispatch, noun: the properly of being prompt and efficient
She finished her thesis with dispatch, amazing her advisor who couldn't believe she had written 60 scholarly pages so quickly.
2. Assail, verb; attack in speech or writing
In the weekly paper, the editor assailed the governor for wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars in public projects that quickly failed.
3. Redress, noun: an act of making something right
Barry's redress for forgetting his wife's birthday two years in a row was surprising her with a trip to Tahiti.
4.Genteel, adjective: marked by refinement in taste and manners
A live string quartet would provide a more genteel air to the wedding than would a folk singer.
5. Pittance, noun: a small amount (of money)
Vinny's uncle beamed smugly about how he'd offered his nephew fifty dollars for his Harvard tuition; even twice the amount would have been a mere pittance.
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