| ashen1 |
of the color of ashes; very pale. |
| canvass |
to conduct a survey of; poll. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| criminality |
the condition or fact of being against the law; illegality. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| juncture |
a particular point in time, especially a point of serious importance or crisis. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| proximity |
the condition, quality, or fact of being near or close; nearness. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |