| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| bevy |
a group of birds or other animals, especially quail or larks. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| echelon |
a level of authority or rank, as in an organization. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| secretive |
tending to secrecy. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| uncomplicated |
not difficult to understand or deal with; simple; straightforward. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |
| vexation |
the condition of being annoyed. |
| vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |