| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| diffident |
unsure of oneself; shy; demure. |
| incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
| invoke |
to call out to (a god, muse, or the like) for help, support, protection, or inspiration. |
| occult |
of, pertaining to, or with the aid of the supernatural. |
| piquant |
of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| restive |
unable to remain at rest; impatient or ill at ease, especially under restraint. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
| staunch2 |
unwaveringly firm or loyal. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |