v. simper

to declare positively; to confirm; to affirm

to estrange; to isolate; to requisition; to confiscate

to smile in a silly or affected way; to smirk

to indicate feelings by motions; move the hands in an animated manner

n. coercion

difficult situation; difficult decision

anything to which one gives excessive devotion; idolized object

use of force; compulsion; pressure

personal peculiarity; mannerism; eccentricity

v. allude

to refer indirectly to something; to hint

to publish; to spread abroad; to declare; to advertise widely

to rush forth suddenly; to burst forth

to exercise self control; to keep from; to refrain from

n. plebiscite

person who abandons something, as a religion, cause or movement; traitor

expression of a people's will or wishes through a direct ballot of all voters

original pattern or model

record of a person's or a family's ancestors or relatives

adj. dispassionate

thin and light

well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment); proper; fitting

optimistic; cheerful; red; confident

lack of feeling; impartial; calm; unbiased

adj. convivial

forgetful; absent-minded; ignoring

perfect or highly accomplished; excellent; skilled; complete

festive; gay; friendly; sociable; merry

describing school and university activities; educated; scholastic

v. exculpate

to paralyze with horror, fear or surprise

to reject; to renounce; to abandon; to give up

to free from guilt; to declare innocent

to cancel by authority; to terminate; to abolish

adj. tantamount

equivalent to; equal to

describing school and university activities; educated; scholastic

disdainful; scornful

taking little care; oblivious; rash; unmindful

adj. resilient

fierce; savage; cruel; destructive; harsh; barbaric

inclined to plunder or rob; preying on others; pillaging

flexible; capable of withstanding stress; buoyant; elastic

very steep; descending rapidly; vertical; sheer

v. scourge

to talk or write excitedly; to scold; to lecture

to whip severely; to flog; to lash; to chastise

to bring into one's good graces; to attempt to gain favor; act in a pleasant and agreeable manner

to ruin; to decay; to destroy