noun a person or group who assumes responsibility for someone or something.The sponsor for the refugee family helped them find a place to live. See the full entry
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quorum
noun the number of members that an organization’s rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place.As a quorum had not been reached, a vote…
ire
noun anger or wrath.Getting stuck in heavy traffic always provoked his ire.When she discovered her son had been bullied, she was filled with ire. See the full entry
horrify
transitive verb to cause feelings of horror in; frighten, shock, or appall.The grisly accident horrified the witnesses.The memories of what he’d seen in the war horrified him. See the full entry
embody
transitive verb to visibly represent or personify; give tangible form to.The ambassador embodies our national virtues.Our actions should embody our ideals.His book about growing up in the 1950s embodies the spirit of…