| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| cohesion |
the state or quality of having parts that are logically ordered or connected into a whole. |
| disproportionate |
having too much of one thing in relation to something else; unbalanced. |
| fissure |
a narrow crevice or other opening, especially one caused by splitting. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| patronage |
the financial or other support given to a business establishment by its customers or clients. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| refractory |
obstinately disobedient; difficult to control, as a child or animal. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. |
| vindictive |
desirous of revenge; vengeful. |