A curing agent component for use in curing a curable component, the curing agent component comprising a multifunctional polyamide and an amine-terminated adduct of (a) a diepoxide or an epoxy functional compound and (b) a polyamine, wherein the multifunctional polyamide is obtained by reacting an excess of the polyamine with a polycarboxylic acid forming a polyamide-polyamine mixture and then the multifunctional polyamide-polyamine mixture is co-reacted with a quantity of the diepoxide or the other epoxy functional compound in an amount such that the reaction product does not become an infusible solid (gel) upon complete reaction, wherein a ratio of amine NH x to acid groups COOH in the mixture is greater than 1:1 equivalents NH x:COOH, where x is 1 or 2, and wherein the polycarboxylic acid is a tricarboxylic acid selected from butane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, pentane-1,2,5-tricarboxylic acid, citric acid, 1,3,6-hexanetricarboxylic acid, cyclohexane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid, benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, benzene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid, trimesic acid, naphthalene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, naphthalene-1,2,5-tricarboxylic acid, naphthalene-1,4,5-tricarboxylic acid, naphthalene-2,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, naphthalene-2,3,6-tricarboxylic acid, diphenyl-3,4,4'-tricarboxylic acid, diphenyl-2,3,2'-tricarboxylic acid, diphenyl sulfone-3,4,3'-tricarboxylic acid, diphenyl ether-3,4,4'-tricarboxylic acid, benzophenone-3,4,4'-tricarboxylic acid, benzophenone-3,3',4-tricarboxylic acid, perylene-3,4,9-tricarboxylic acid, 2-(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)-2-(3-carboxyphenyl)propane, 2-(2,3-dicarboxyphenyl)-2-(3-carboxyphenyl)propane, 1-(2,3-dicarboxyphenyl)-1-(3-carboxyphenyl)ethane, 1-(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)-1-(4-carboxyphenyl)ethane, (2,3-dicarboxyphenyl)-(2-carboxyphenyl)methane, 2-(3',4'-dicarboxyphenyl)-5-(3'-carboxyphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole, 2-(3',4'-dicarboxydiphenyl ether)-5-(4'-carboxydiphenyl ether)-1,3,4-oxadiazole, 2-(3',4'-dicarboxyphenyl)-5-carboxybenzimidazole, 2-(3',4'-dicarboxyphenyl)-5-carboxybenzoxazole, 2-(3',4'-dicarboxyphenyl)-5-carboxybenzothiazole, pyridine-2,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, and mixtures thereof; or a tetracarboxylic acid selected from butane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic acid, pentane-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid, cyclobutane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic acid, cyclopentane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic acid, cyclohexane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic acid, mellophanic acid, 1,2,3,4-benzenetetracarboxylic, benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid, naphthalene-1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic acid, naphthalene-2,3,6,7-tetracarboxylic acid, naphthalene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid, biphenyl-3,3',4,4'-tetracarboxylic acid, biphenyl-2,3,5,6-tetracarboxylic acid, biphenyl-2,2',3,3'-tetracarboxylic acid, biphenyl-2,2',6,6'-tetracarboxylic acid, benzophenone-3,3',4,4'-tetracarboxylic acid, benzophenone-2,2',3,3'-tetracarboxylic acid, benzophenone-2,3,3',4'-tetracarboxylic acid, diphenyl ether-3,3',4,4'-tetracarboxylic acid, diphenyl sulfone-3,3',4,4'-tetracarboxylic acid, perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid, phenanthrene-1,8,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid, anthracene-2,3,6,7-tetracarboxylic acid, p-benzoquinone-2,3,5,6-tetracarboxylic acid, azobenzene-3,3',4,4'-tetracarboxylic acid, 2,2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)propane, 2,2-bis(2,3-dicarboxyphenyl)propane, 1,1-bis(2,3-dicarboxyphenyl)ethane, 1,1-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)ethane, bis(2,3-dicarboxyphenyl)methane, bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)methane, 2,2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane, thiophene-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid, furan-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid, pyridine-2,3,5,6-tetracarboxylic acid, and mixtures thereof.