| aura |
the subtle emanation of a quality or condition of someone or something. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| deviate |
to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| phenomenal |
amazing or extraordinary. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |