| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| concentric |
of circles or spheres, having the same middle point. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
| irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| parameter |
any of a set of specifications or limits, the value or variations of which determine the form or behavior of something. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| qualm |
a feeling of guilt or doubt. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| salvageable |
able to be saved or rescued from damage or destruction. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |