| ambivalent |
of feelings and emotions, conflicting; pulling in opposite directions. |
| ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
| apogee |
the highest or farthest point. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| fallible |
capable of making mistakes; liable to error. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| perspicacity |
keenness of mental perception or grasp; astuteness. |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
| sensory |
of or pertaining to hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or touching. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |