| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| brazen |
shameless; bold. |
| impede |
to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| martinet |
a person who enforces very strict discipline, especially in the military. |
| multifarious |
of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| provisional |
adopted on a temporary or tentative basis until something permanent is established; conditional. |
| short-term |
covering, lasting, or completed in a short period. |
| stratagem |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |