| befall |
to happen to. |
| betroth |
to pledge or give in marriage. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| euphony |
a pleasing, harmonious quality of sounds, especially words. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |