| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| equivocate |
to express oneself ambiguously, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive. |
| feasible |
capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; likely to succeed. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| inkling |
a blurry or partial idea or understanding. |
| knave |
an unscrupulous person; evildoer. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| obnoxious |
offensive or not pleasant. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| provisional |
adopted on a temporary or tentative basis until something permanent is established; conditional. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |