| absolve |
to free from consequences, blame, or guilt. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| concealment |
the act of hiding something from sight, or the condition of being hidden from sight. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| martinet |
a person who enforces very strict discipline, especially in the military. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |
| tensile |
of or relating to tension. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |