swank (a.)
 Definition: fashionable and expensive
 Ex. He bought a swank car yesterday.

strain (v.)
 Definition: to try very hard to do something
 Ex. I strained to see D.O. in the crowd.

leverage (n.)
 Definition: the power to make someone do what you want
 Ex. The leverage of celebrities is unpredictable.

gruff (a.)
 Definition: rude and unfriendly
 Ex. He's a gruff man! Don't go out with him.

husky (a.)
 Definition: a husky voice is deep and sounds hoarse, often in an attractive way
 Ex. He sings with his husky voice.

fractious (a.)
 Definition: easily upset or annoyed
 Ex. He is fractious. 

paternal (a.)
 Definition: a paternal relative is related to you through your father
 Ex. His blue eyes were a paternal inheritance.

contempt (n.)
 Definition: a feeling that someone or something is unimportant and deserves no respect
 Ex. We feel contempt for this kind of behavior.

defiant (a.)
 Definition: refusing to obey a person or rule
 Ex. She remains defiant, insisting on what she wants to do.

wistful (a.)
 Definition: slightly sad because you want to have or to do something
 Ex. She had a wistful look at the new DVD.

vista (n.)
 Definition: the view that you can see from a particular place, especially a beautiful view
 Ex. We enjoyed the vista on the balcony that night.

abrupt (a.)
 Definition: sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way
 Ex. Our friendship came to an abrupt end.

fragile (a.)
 Definition: easy to break or damage
 Ex. I carefully put the fragile cup into the drawer.

ajar (a.)
 Definition: slightly open
 Ex. The door was ajar when I got home.

anchor (v.)
 Definition: to present a television or radio program, especially the news
 Ex. They anchored the radio program every Friday night.