| 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. |
| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| demolition |
the act or an instance of destroying, especially by means of explosives. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| parameter |
any of a set of specifications or limits, the value or variations of which determine the form or behavior of something. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| reiterate |
to say again. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |
| unassailable |
not open to attack, doubt, or denial. |