| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| economize |
to spend less money; lower expenses; be economical. |
| fervid |
heated or impassioned; intensely enthusiastic. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| lithe |
characterized by light, graceful, flexible movements. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |