| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| disconcert |
to upset the calm or self-assurance of; ruffle. |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| lackadaisical |
lacking energy, determination, or enthusiasm; listless or lazy. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| maternal |
of, having to do with, or like a mother. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. |
| surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |