| allure |
to attract strongly by appealing to people's inner wishes; tempt. |
| celestial |
of or having to do with the sky or outer space. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| longevity |
long life. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| refute |
to demonstrate the falseness or error of; disprove. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| solace |
comfort or consolation in times of sorrow or suffering. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| tenure |
the period of holding or possessing something. |