n. difficult situation; difficult decision (*) panegyric (*) jeopardy (*) dilemma (*) exodus

n. name or term that describes wrongly (*) condolence (*) bog (*) misnomer (*) aptitude

n. eager readiness; speed (*) dilemma (*) veneer (*) alacrity (*) approbation

n. pompous speech; pretentious words; trite cliches (*) bombast (*) panacea (*) delinquent (*) increment

n. enemy; foe; opponent; rival (*) adversary (*) glut (*) scintilla (*) zealot

n. faithfulness; loyalty (*) confederate (*) aggression (*) ire (*) fealty

n. to interpret; to explain the sense of; to analyze; to understand (*) alacrity (*) construe (*) genealogy (*) acumen

n. sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness (*) dearth (*) exemplar (*) dispatch (*) epitaph

n. exaggeration; overstatement (*) collusion (*) idiosyncrasy (*) adversary (*) hyperbole

n. original pattern or model (*) sinecure (*) veneer (*) archetype (*) temerity