| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| ephemeral |
lasting for only a short period. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| languor |
lack of strength or energy; weakness or listlessness. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| tumultuous |
full of noise, commotion, or disorder; riotous. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |