earnest² /ûrˈnist/

1. Payment given to confirm a contract (also earˈnest-money or earˈnest-penny)
2. A pledge
3. A sign or foretaste of what is to come
4. First-fruits

• cheer
• cheered
• cheerer
• cheerers
• cheerful
• cheerfuller
• cheerfullest
• cheerfully
• cheerfulness
• cheerfulnesses
• cheerier
• cheeriest
• cheerily
• cheeriness
• cheerinesses
• cheering
• cheerio
• cheerios
• cheerishness
• cheerishnesses
• cheerleader
• cheerleaders
• cheerless
• cheerlessly
• cheerlessness