| abrade |
to rub away by friction; erode. |
| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| flamboyant |
exceptionally showy or dashing in one's speech, manner, or appearance. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| imminent |
about to happen or likely to happen soon. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| monologue |
a long speech or reading given by a single speaker. |
| piquant |
of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste. |
| prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| sedative |
causing tranquillity or calmness. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |