buttress, garrison, stockade, barbican, palisade, carapace, gauntlet, proposal, comeback, guardian, response, exchange, pleading
Evitable is another 8 lettered word
to simplify.
disloyal
bacteria
vengeful, wounding
iniquity, disgrace
deviltry
renowned, esteemed
Humorous.
ellipse
reunions, congress, assembly, conclave
summary