| bulwark |
a wall or wall-like structure, often made of earth and used for defense; rampart. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| credible |
believable or plausible. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| devious |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout. |
| dint |
force or impact. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| enigmatic |
puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |