| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| compile |
to gather information together to form one written work. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| somnolent |
sleepy or drowsy. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |