| allusion |
an indirect reference to or mention of something. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| rostrum |
a raised platform or dais for public speaking. |
| serendipity |
lucky coincidence or accidental discovery of something pleasant or valuable. |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |