| befall |
to happen to. |
| desecration |
the act of or an instance of violating the sacredness of something. |
| estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. |
| euphony |
a pleasing, harmonious quality of sounds, especially words. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| manifesto |
a public statement of principles and intentions, usually by an organized political group or person. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |