| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| brandish |
to wave or shake (something such as a weapon) in a threatening or agitated manner. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| liaison |
a communication link between groups or between parts of an organization, or a person or group that performs this function. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| prevaricate |
to lie, mislead, or conceal the truth deliberately. |
| rancorous |
feeling or showing bitter resentment; hateful. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| solvent |
having enough funds to meet obligations. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |