| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| infamous |
having, deserving, or causing a bad reputation; notorious or shameful. |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| monotony |
tiresome lack of variation. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| pittance |
a contemptibly small portion, amount, or payment. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |