Impale (v.)
to pierce through with any sharp pointed object.
Goad (v.)
to urge, prick or push
Gorge (v or n)
- to stuff oneself with food (v)
- a steep narrow passage w/steep sides (n)
Avert (v)
to ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening
Unwieldy (adj.)
hard to handle or manage; clumsy
Compile (v)
to gather together facts from different sources into a report or a book
Throttle (v. or n.)
- to strangle (v)
- a valve or peddle that regulates the flow of a fluid (n)
Connotation (n)
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
Triad (n)
- a group or set of three connected people or things
- a secret society originating in China, typically involved in organized crime.
Dilemma (n)
- a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones