| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| attrition |
a gradual erosion of strength or morale. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| candor |
the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression. |
| diligent |
trying hard and steadily to achieve a goal. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| glib |
speaking or prone to speak easily and fluently, especially in a careless or thoughtless manner, with little concern for the truth. |
| impeccable |
flawless or blameless; perfect. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| sequel |
what follows afterwards, such as the next event in a series, especially as it arises from previous events. |
| 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. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| synchronize |
to cause to occur, move, or operate at the same time or rate. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |