| allusion |
an indirect reference to or mention of something. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| covet |
to wish to have very much; envy. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| ingest |
to take in to the body through the mouth. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| pollinate |
to move or carry pollen to a plant, causing the seeds to be fertilized. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| receptive |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas. |
| retention |
the act or process of maintaining the possession or use of. |
| seedy |
unkempt or shabby. |
| undaunted |
not discouraged; not giving up even though something is difficult or frightening. |