| cogent |
convincing, or compelling by virtue of a strong argument or clear presentation. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| exude |
to emit or give off from, or as if from, the pores of the skin. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| inescapable |
unable to be avoided or ignored. |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| reparation |
the act or process of making amends for wrongdoing or injury. |
| repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |