| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| circuitous |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |
| traverse |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. |