| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| disparage |
to depreciate or belittle, especially in speech. |
| equivocate |
to express oneself ambiguously, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| frivolous |
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| nihilism |
the belief that existence has no meaning or purpose. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| vibrant |
full of energy, life, or constant activity. |