aberration

Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course

ardor

Intensity of passion or affection

biped

An animal having two feet

brine

Water saturated with salt

cadence

Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching

census

An official numbering of the people of a country or district

deity

A god, goddess, or divine person

dramatist

One who writes plays

efficacy

The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it

excursion

A journey

facet

One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem

fulcrum

The support on or against which a lever rests, or the point about which it turns

gamut

The whole range or sequence

gumption

Common sense

hardihood

Foolish daring

hemorrhage

Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel

idiom

A use of words peculiar to a particular language

incentive

That which moves the mind or inflames the passions

kiln

An oven or furnace for baking, burning, or drying industrial products

knavery

Deceitfulness in dealing