| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| sagacity |
the quality of having keen judgment and common sense; wisdom. |
| seedy |
unkempt or shabby. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |