| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| rediscover |
to begin experiencing again; find again; regain. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| tenable |
able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical. |
| unchallenged |
not or not having been questioned, disputed, or contested. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |