Erroneous
wrong; incorrect.
“employers sometimes make erroneous assumptions”
Quatrain
a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes.
Ballad
Stanza
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
a group of four lines in some Greek and Latin meters.
Dreary
dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing.
“the dreary routine of working, eating, and trying to sleep”
Recant
formally or publicly withdraw one’s previous statement or declare that one no longer holds a particular opinion or belief.
“the witness has since recanted, saying he lied to the jury”
Renounce/ forswear
Verdant
(of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation.
“verdant valleys”
Green/ grassy/ leafy
Parley
a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.
“a parley is in progress and the invaders may withdraw”
Negotiation
Palaver
talk unproductively and at length.
“it’s too hot for palavering”
Chatter/ gossip
Armistice
an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce
Truce/ ceasefire
Empirical
based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
“they provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument”
Observed/ seen/ experienced
