| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| exchangeable |
capable of being interchanged with or given in return for another. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| misnomer |
an incorrect or inappropriate name. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| secretive |
tending to secrecy. |
| solstice |
either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator, occurring in June and December. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| uniformity |
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness. |