| advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| equilibrium |
a state of balance between two or more forces. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |