| avenge |
to inflict punishment or cause suffering as retribution for. |
| ballast |
heavy material placed in a boat or ship to make it more stable. |
| cant1 |
insincere statements made to give one the appearance of goodness, piety, or the like. |
| definitive |
most reliable, complete, or authoritative. |
| indirect |
not in a straight line, course, or route. |
| ingenious |
clever or creative in setting up or working through problems. |
| knack |
a natural talent for something. |
| oblige |
to make (someone) feel bound to do something or to act in a certain way. |
| occasional |
happening now and then or not too often. |
| onward |
toward a point or position ahead in space or time. |
| panorama |
a full, wide view of a large area. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| quirky |
characterized by oddities or peculiarities. |
| shareholder |
a person who owns stock in a business organization. |
| tier |
one of several rows or layers placed one above another. |