congenial

(adj) 1. Getting along well with others; affable. 2. Suited to one's needs or tastes; agreeable.

decipher

(v) 1. To convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode. 2. To interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve.

dissect

(v) 1. To cut into in order to study. 2. To study closely; to analyze.

enigma

(n) Anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out.

ineffectual

(adj) Not bringing about the desired result; futile.

infallible

(adj) 1. Incapable of making an error; never wrong. 2. Unlikely to fail or go wrong.

irrepressible

(adj) Incapable of being controlled or held back.

luminous

(adj) 1. Giving off light. 2. Clear; easy to understand.

millennium

(n) A period of one thousand years.

mire

(n) An area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud. (v) To get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress.

pestilence

(n) A rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease.

stagnate

(v) To fail to develop, change, or move.

sublime

(adj) Great or noble in expression, thought, or manner; splendid.

vie

(v) To compete for, as in a contest.

voluminous

(adj) Having great bulk or volume; ample.