| circuitous |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| splice |
to join (two pieces of film, tape, or similar things) at the ends. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |