| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| fissure |
a narrow crevice or other opening, especially one caused by splitting. |
| genteel |
displaying traits such as refinement and politeness that are traditionally associated with wealth and education. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| indiscriminate |
lacking in judgment and discernment; making no distinctions. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| quota |
the part or share of something that is due to a person or group. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |
| tepid |
not quite warm; lukewarm. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |