1. causing great pain   torturous   tortuous   2. sense of taste; roof of mouth   palate   palette   3. the link across necks of pair of oxen pulling cart or plough   yolk   yoke   4. swollen; pompous   turbid   turgid   5. immobile; not moving   stationery   stationary   6. private; belonging to an individual   personnel   personal   7. to come before in time or order   proceed   precede