| betroth |
to pledge or give in marriage. |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| liaison |
a communication link between groups or between parts of an organization, or a person or group that performs this function. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| paradox |
a statement that contradicts or seems to contradict itself, yet often expresses a truth, such as "Less is more". |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| regale |
to entertain or delight, as with humorous tales. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |