| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| coercive |
using threats, intimidation, or force to persuade or pressure someone to do something. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| defer1 |
to not do until later; put off; delay. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to the office of governor or to a governor. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| scrutinize |
to look at closely and carefully, with attention to detail. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |