| befall |
to happen to. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| experimentation |
the act, process, or practice of running tests or trials. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| inherent |
existing in or belonging to something as an essential or inborn part of its nature; innate; intrinsic. |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| staunch2 |
unwaveringly firm or loyal. |
| uncontrolled |
acting or continuing, or allowed to act or continue, without constraint, regulation, or opposition. |
| wheedle |
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. |