| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| egress |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| imperturbable |
not easily excited or disturbed; calm. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |