| allure |
to attract strongly by appealing to people's inner wishes; tempt. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| impetus |
something that urges or impels; a driving force. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| incriminate |
to show involvement in a crime. |
| laborious |
requiring considerable effort or perseverance. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| peevish |
irritable or easily annoyed; ill-tempered. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| unassailable |
not open to attack, doubt, or denial. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |