| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| copious |
abundant in number or quantity; plentiful. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
| dregs |
the part of anything that is left over or that has the least value or use. |
| fallible |
capable of making mistakes; liable to error. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| ingratiate |
to seek or secure another's favor or approval for (oneself). |
| materialize |
to become fact; be realized. |
| namesake |
one who has been named after another. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |