| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| conjecture |
the making of a guess or inference, especially with little evidence. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| monotone |
speech with little or no change in tone. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| onerous |
unwanted, unpleasant, and burdensome. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| reclaim |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |