| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| exchangeable |
capable of being interchanged with or given in return for another. |
| forestall |
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand. |
| indiscretion |
lack of judgment, prudence, or restraint, especially in regard to the rights or feelings of other people. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| pellucid |
extremely clear in meaning. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |
| volition |
the act of willing, deciding, or choosing. |