theme
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
agape
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
conciliatory
making or willing to make concessions
beguile
attract; cause to be enamored
flounder
walk with great difficulty
retaliation
action taken in return for an injury or offense
adamant
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
cleave
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
sibilant
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
tantalize
harass with persistent criticism or carping
metaphor
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
