| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| convoke |
to summon to an assembly; marshal. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| imperil |
to put at risk; endanger. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| litigious |
inclined to bring lawsuits. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| penchant |
a strong liking for or inclination towards something. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| sedulous |
steady and persistent in an action or duty; diligent. |
| sinewy |
of sinew, or sinewlike; strong; tough. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |