| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| capacious |
able to contain a large amount; roomy. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| inordinate |
beyond the bounds of reason; excessive. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| respite |
a period of rest, especially from something difficult or unpleasant. |
| sally |
a sudden forward attack or rush from a defensive position by a military force. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |