at first — You use at first when you are talking about what happens in the early stages of an event or experience, or just after something else has happened, in contrast to what happens later.
conversed — to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking.
coerced — to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document.
at worst — under the worst circumstances; at the greatest disadvantage
Three-syllable rhymes
unreimbursed — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
unrehearsed — to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
interspersed — to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs.
at the worst — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
One-syllable rhymes
burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
kerst — Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
hurst — Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
hirst — Damien. born 1965, British artist, noted esp for his works featuring dead animals preserved in tanks of formaldehyde, and for his 2007 sculpture, For the Love of God, a human skull encrusted with flawless diamonds
hearst — William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
