| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| Lilliputian |
(often lower case) very tiny; extremely small. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| ominous |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| provident |
showing wisdom and foresight in planning for the future. |
| regress |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| vapid |
lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. |