| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| cubicle |
any very small room or partitioned space, as in an office or dormitory. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| ingénue |
an inexperienced or artless girl or the role of a such a girl in a dramatic presentation. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| refute |
to demonstrate the falseness or error of; disprove. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |
| vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, especially one kept during normal sleeping hours. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |