| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |