| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid observation or capture. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| culmination |
the highest point; zenith; climax. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| materialize |
to become fact; be realized. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| odoriferous |
having or spreading a scent, especially a pleasant or fragrant one. |
| propitious |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising. |
| rebuttal |
a statement or contention, as in a debate or legal case, that is intended to disprove or confute another. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |