| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| filial |
of, concerning, or befitting a daughter or son. |
| flaccid |
without firmness; soft; flabby. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| ovation |
a prolonged or enthusiastic episode of applause for someone, as following a performance. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |