| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| garner |
to accumulate, acquire, or receive in abundance. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| ignominious |
characterized by or associated with disgrace, dishonor, or shame; humiliating. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| nemesis |
that which one cannot beat, conquer, or succeed at; cause or agent of one's often repeated downfall. |
| onslaught |
a forceful, often sudden, offensive maneuver; attack. |
| populous |
having a large population. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| prevaricate |
to lie, mislead, or conceal the truth deliberately. |
| resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
| sacrosanct |
so important or revered as to be beyond any alteration or criticism. |