Impale (v.)

to pierce through with any sharp pointed object.

Goad (v.)

to urge, prick or push

Gorge (v or n)

- to stuff oneself with food (v)

- a steep narrow passage w/steep sides (n)

Avert (v)

to ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening

Unwieldy (adj.)

hard to handle or manage; clumsy

Compile (v)

to gather together facts from different sources into a report or a book

Throttle (v. or n.)

- to strangle (v)

- a valve or peddle that regulates the flow of a fluid (n)

Connotation (n)

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

Triad (n)

- a group or set of three connected people or things

- a secret society originating in China, typically involved in organized crime.

Dilemma (n)

- a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones