| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| extradition |
the legal transfer of a fugitive from one state or jurisdiction to another where he or she is to be tried or imprisoned. |
| feasible |
capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; likely to succeed. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| tenable |
able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical. |
| wan |
very pale. |