| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| devoid |
not having something; totally lacking. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| fervid |
heated or impassioned; intensely enthusiastic. |
| forestall |
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| mettle |
toughness of character; courage. |
| precipitous |
very steep or sudden; rising or dropping abruptly. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |