- carcinogen: n. any substance that produces cancer
- caucus: n. a closed meeting of memebers of a political party or faction
- circumvent: v. to avoid by going around; to encircle; to outwit
- conveyance: n. something that serves as a means of transportation
- girder: n. a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
- maunder: v. to talk in rambling; to wander slowly
- opulent: adj. rich and superior in quality
- pinnacle: n. the highest level or degree attainable
- plummet: v. a steep and rapid fall
- potable: n. any liquid suitable to drink
- pteridoid: adj. related to or resembling a fern
- seraph: n. an angel
- sinewy: adj. strong and firm; tough