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

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. 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

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. 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!!

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