| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |