Strong, to the point, convincing Cogent Strong, to the point, convincing Mr. Thompson made some very cogent remarks about our responsibilities as seniors.

Exigent The fire was spreading so quickly, it was exigent that we exit the building immediately. Urgent, pressing

Assay To assay the side effects of drugs, pharmaceutical companies use private labs. Test, analyze

Intransigent The baby was completely intransigent when it came to eating his vegetables. Unwilling to compromise, stubborn

Incite To cause something to happen, to stir up Many conservatives believe Andrew Meyer was trying to incite a riot when he failed to leave a public meeting where John Kerry was speaking.

Resuscitate Because their jobs involve life-threatening situations, all firefighters, paramedics, and police officers are trained in the proper way to resuscitate a victim. To bring back to life

Solicitous Showing care and concern Mrs. Rogge is solicitous about her students; she wants them to graduate in June and lead healthy, happy lives.

Perturb To make someone worry Jason was perturbed when his computer crashed and he lost the research paper he had been working on for three hours.

Turbulent Before the tornado hit, the skies were turbulent. Disorder, confusion Before the tornado hit, the skies were turbulent.

Turbid We could barely see the shark through the turbid water. Cloudy, confusing We could barely see the shark through the turbid water.

Alacrity The students sprinted with alacrity towards the cafeteria; it Enthusiastic speed The students sprinted with alacrity towards the cafeteria; it was Pizza Hut Day!!

Celerity Using the gas pedal, speed racers can accelerate; the brakes are used to decelerate. swiftness