v.

to prod; urge

adj.

volatile, changeable

adj.

ancient

adj.

free of charge; without payment

 n.

environment; surroundings

v.

to involve in hostility or argument

adj.

useful

adj.

juvenile; immature

n.

anger

adj.

vague

v.

to surrender; to give up

adj.

economical; thrifty

adj.

having no special features; dull or ordinary

v.

to defy or reject

v.

to dismiss to a lower position

n.

specialized language used by experts

v.

to sharpen

n.

fortress or stronghold

v.

to explain in unnecessary detail

adj.

obese; fat

n.

exit; means of escape

adj.

dryly amusing

v.

to entertain

n.

surface coating

v.

to hinder or prevent; to hesitate over

figure of speech; contradictory terms in conjunction

(ex: same-difference)