Word of the Day - 2

signet

seal used officially to give personal authority to a document

absolve

to free someone from a responsibility or commitment, or from the consequences of guilt.

fissile

materials that are capable of undergoing fission

MacGuffin

an object, event, or character in a film or story that serves to set and keep the plot in motion

Inveigh

to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently.

maladroit

incompetent or very awkward

Cupid

Roman god of love

Enervate

to be sapped of physical or mental vigor, vitality, or strength

Turbid

literal or figurative muddiness or cloudiness.

buttress

a structure built against a wall in order to support or strengthen it.