| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| invoke |
to call out to (a god, muse, or the like) for help, support, protection, or inspiration. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| lucid |
easy to understand; articulate; clear. |
| potable |
fit for drinking. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| simultaneous |
existing, happening, or done at the same time. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| suave |
polished and urbane. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |