| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| eventuality |
something that might happen; contingent occurrence. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. |
| precipitous |
very steep or sudden; rising or dropping abruptly. |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |