| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| frugal |
small in amount or cost; meager. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| impeach |
to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |
| juncture |
a particular point in time, especially a point of serious importance or crisis. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| revere |
to respect or admire greatly. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| sundry |
of various kinds; miscellaneous. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |