| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| monotone |
speech with little or no change in tone. |
| muse |
to think about something silently or for a long time. |
| overbear |
to dominate or overwhelm; prevail over. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |