| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| bower1 |
a pleasant, secluded alcove or shelter created by leafy trees or shrubbery. |
| churl |
a rude or vulgar person. |
| dehumanize |
to deprive of individuality, spirit, or other human qualities; render routine or mechanical. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| imitative |
of, involving, or characterized by reproduction or copying; not original. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| prohibitive |
serving as a preventative. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |