| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness to obligations, promises, or those to whom one has made a commitment. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, especially because of cynicism or pessimism. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| solstice |
either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator, occurring in June and December. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |