| bivouac |
a temporary encampment, especially military, without protecting shelter. |
| diffident |
unsure of oneself; shy; demure. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| palatable |
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| propagate |
to reproduce (offspring) or cause to reproduce. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |