| allure |
to attract strongly by appealing to people's inner wishes; tempt. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| erroneous |
containing or based on a mistake; incorrect. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| introspection |
examination of one's own thoughts, emotions, and sensations; self-scrutiny. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| sinewy |
of sinew, or sinewlike; strong; tough. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |