| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| drivel |
foolish or silly speech or ideas. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| erroneous |
containing or based on a mistake; incorrect. |
| fervent |
having or expressing warmth, depth, or intensity of feeling. |
| hone |
to make more effective or adept; perfect. |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| lamentable |
deserving to be mourned or regretted; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| semblance |
outward form; appearance. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |