| balk |
to stop suddenly and refuse to go on. |
| burly |
having a large, husky, and strong body. |
| conqueror |
one who defeats another. |
| emphatic |
forceful, determined, or insistent in speech or action. |
| exotic |
from a foreign place. |
| friction |
the rubbing of objects against each other. |
| inconvenient |
causing trouble or extra effort; not convenient. |
| marathon |
a race in which participants run 26.2 miles. |
| neutralize |
to cause to have no effect or become useless. |
| pend |
to await judgment or decision. |
| presume |
to take for granted; assume. |
| quote |
to repeat a passage or information from. |
| restrain |
to hold back or control. |
| tendency |
the fact of being likely to act in some way. |
| thereafter |
following that; from then on. |