| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| graphic |
of or related to pictures or writing such as photography, painting, and printing. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| paragon |
a model of excellence or of a particular admirable quality. |
| peripheral |
related but not essential. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| semblance |
outward form; appearance. |
| sumptuous |
large, lavish, or splendid, especially when created at great cost. |