noun

1. the act of moving upward in rank, position, or condition (The eagles ascent was rapid.)
2. a way or place that slopes upward; an upward route (We struggled  up the ascent.)

• verb- to make known; to reveal (Don't divulge the answer before I work it out for myself.)

• adjective- happening at last; happening in the end; final (Lee's eventual recovery from pneumonia was a relief to all of us.)

adjective

1. showing good health and high spirits; full of life (Mrs. Darby was exuberant when she heard the good news.)
2. very great; extreme (Exuberant praise is nice to hear, but don't let it go to your head.)

• adjective- hard to accept or to believe; not reasonable, natural, or likely (Planning to get rich by buying lottery tickets is a far-fetched scheme.)

• verb- to pretend (Jane nodded to feign interest in the conversation; her mind was on other things.)

verb

1. to put a tax, punishment, and so on into force (The legislature debated whether to impose a new tax on dairy products.)
2. to force one's presence, wishes, and so on, on another; to take unfair advantage of (I hate to impose on you, but may I use your car?)

• adjective- able to bend easily; flexible; limber (Judy did a back bend to show us how lithe she was.)

• adjective- not aware or alert, due to being lost in thought or simply not paying attention (The boy rode his bike into the street, oblivious to the traffic.)

• adjective- capable of producing a desired effect; powerful and effective (A potent medicine cured the infection in a few days.)

• noun- a feeling (not based on knowledge) that something, good or bad, will happen (Jill was nervous about her brother's safety because she had a premonition that he would be injured.)

verb

1. to prevent from acting or doing; to keep in or hold back; to control (We couldn't restrain our laughter for one more minute.)
2. to limit or take away freedom, a by tying up or putting in jail (Handcuffs are used to restrain people who have been arrested.)

noun

1. a delay in carrying out a punishment or some other undesireable action (The prisoner had been given the death penalty, but a judge granted a reprieve while new evidence was examined.)
2. a temporary relief or escape from any difficulty, pain, or trouble (I babysat for a few hours to give my neighbor a reprieve.)

verb

1. to give a reprieve (Will Dad reprieve us from mowing the lawn if it's really hot outside?)

• adjective- bad-tempered and unfriendly; rude (My surly neighbor just grunted when I said hello.)

• noun- one who sells goods; a seller (A vendor at the corner was selling roses.)