| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| arable |
capable of being farmed. |
| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| imperil |
to put at risk; endanger. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| incognito |
in disguise; under a false identity. |
| instigate |
to purposely agitate or incite; provoke; foment. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |