| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| hydraulic |
of, concerning, operated by, or moved by water or another liquid under pressure. |
| indisputable |
not subject to being challenged or denied; unquestionable. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| potency |
the condition of being strong in effect or powerful. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |