| Term | Definition |
| cajole | to urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing or flattery |
| compulsory | obligatiory; required |
| vehement | forceful or intense in expression, emotion, or conviction |
| fortitude | strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage |
| dire | warning or having dreadful consequences |
| probe | having a tendency;inclined |
| innovation | something newly introduced |
| nuptial | of or relating to marraige or the wedding ceremony |
| flounder | to move or act clumsily and in confusion |
| quibble | to evade the truth of an issue with trivial distinctions and objections |
| sumptuous | of a size or slendor suggestiong great expense'; lavish |
| preliminary | prior to or preparing for the main matter;introductory |
| meager | deficient in quantity, fullness or extent;scanty |