insurmountable
adjectiveToo great or difficult to overcome.
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Too great or difficult to overcome.
A violent uprising against an established government or authority.
Essential to the completeness or functioning of a whole.
To combine parts into a functioning whole.
Combine into a whole
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Honesty and adherence to principles, or the soundness of a whole.
Honesty and principle
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Relating to thought, understanding, or the exercise of the mind.
A lack of moderation or self-restraint.
Able to replace one another in use without an important difference.
To prohibit or stop by an authoritative order.
The interval before a permanent arrangement or later event.
A brief intervening period or episode.
Seeming to continue endlessly.
Occurring at intervals with pauses between.
An explanation of what something means, or a particular way of presenting a work.
Explanation of meaning
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Involving choices, comparisons, or effects across different times.
Across different times
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To become involved in order to affect a situation.
An action taken to change a situation or influence an outcome.
Action to affect a situation
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To make something known indirectly or discreetly.
An unwillingness to accept beliefs, behavior, or people different from one's own.
Refusal to accept differences
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Unwilling to accept views, behavior, or people regarded as different or objectionable.
Unwilling to accept differences
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Difficult to manage, control, or resolve.
Unwilling to compromise or change a firmly held position.
Made up of many connected details or parts.
A secret or deceptive scheme; also the interest such mystery arouses.
Secret scheme
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