cede |
to give up or surrender, especially formally. |
celestial |
of or having to do with the sky or outer space. |
cohort |
(often derogatory) a friend or associate. |
counterfeiter |
one who makes fraudulent imitations or copies, especially of money. |
dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
rectify |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy. |
resplendent |
full of splendor; radiant; shining. |
simpleminded |
not complex or sophisticated. |
sprightly |
lively, spirited, or energetic. |
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. |
verdant |
green. |