| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| deferential |
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others. |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| dote |
to have or show too much love or affection (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| troublesome |
causing anxiety, worry, or bother. |