| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| perfectionist |
one who tends not to be satisfied with less than flawless performance from herself or himself. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| remuneration |
pay, reward, or compensation. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |