| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| imperceptible |
so gradual or subtle as to be unnoticed or unnoticeable. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| longevity |
long life. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| redolent |
suggesting or recalling (usually followed by "of"). |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |