| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| incantation |
the words or sounds that are uttered or chanted as part of a magical ritual or spell, or the act of uttering such words or sounds. |
| incise |
to cut into the surface of. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| plenitude |
abundance; fullness. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| repress |
to restrain or prevent the expression of (feelings, utterances, or the like). |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| schematic |
of, pertaining to, or formed like an outline or diagram. |