| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| criminality |
the condition or fact of being against the law; illegality. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| pirouette |
a ballet movement involving a rapid rotation of the body upon the toes or foot. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |