| barricade |
a structure that is put up quickly for protection or to block the way. |
| buoyant |
lighthearted or cheerful. |
| dismal |
full of gloom; sad. |
| drone2 |
to talk in a boring voice without changing one's tone. |
| escapade |
a wild adventure or prank, usually mischievous or mildly wicked. |
| expose |
to uncover or reveal. |
| foremost |
first or most important; leading. |
| inconvenient |
causing trouble or extra effort; not convenient. |
| innovative |
new and inventive. |
| kink |
a tight curl or twist. |
| ongoing |
continuing from sometime in the past into the present. |
| ordeal |
a painful, difficult experience, or test of one's character. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| probe |
an instrument or tool used to explore the shape, condition, or depth of something that cannot be seen directly. |
| sage |
a very wise person. |