| affix |
to attach or join physically (usually used with "to"). |
| anonymous |
having an unknown name or identity. |
| audacity |
courage or boldness often combined with daring or recklessness. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| inexcusable |
unable to be justified; unpardonable. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| manipulate |
to handle or operate skillfully with the hands. |
| muse |
to think about something silently or for a long time. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |