| bifurcation |
the act or result of dividing into two branches, or the state of being so divided. |
| complaisance |
willingness to please. |
| comradeship |
friendship based on shared or group activities or interests. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| cynicism |
an attitude of doubt or mistrust toward human nature and the possibility of good or selfless motives. |
| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| influx |
the act or an instance of flowing in. |
| iridescent |
emitting or reflecting a lustrous play of colors covering the spectrum, like a rainbow. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. |
| resilience |
the ability to resume shape after being pressed or stretched. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, especially one kept during normal sleeping hours. |