| ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness to obligations, promises, or those to whom one has made a commitment. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| parity |
equality in amount, status, strength, or the like. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| seedy |
unkempt or shabby. |
| traverse |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. |