Bludgeon
to hit as with a short, heavy club
Dissension
disagreement
Duress
threats, violence, or force used to compel one to action
Vie
to strive for superiority; to contend
Celerity
swiftness
Assimilation
act of blending in, becoming similar
Opportune
occurring at an advantageous time
Bombastic
using elaborate but meaningless leanguage
Pinnacle
the highest point; peak
Inculcate
instill; teach
Cambol
to skip about playfully; to frolic
fete
a huge party
Sanguine
hopeful; optimistic
Iridescent
brilliantly colorful
Dearth
deficiency or lack
Obtuse
lacking quickness of perception or intellect; blunt
Cadence
rhythm, in music or poetry
Conjecture
guess, speculate
tacit
not spoken; implied
Hector
to bully; harass
Atrophy
to waste away, wither from disuse
Dross
trash
Inflammable
capable of being burned
Behemoth
huge creature
Asylum
sanctuary, refuge
Awry
crooked, askew, amiss
Conduit
duct
Artifact
historical relic, item made by human craft
Insurrection
revolt; mutiny
ponderous
heavy and slow
Salubrious
favorable to health; wholesome
Lurid
horrible; gruesome
Impute
to assign to; to attribute
Effete
worn-out; sterile
Corpulence
obesity