| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| havoc |
ruin or devastation. |
| indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
| orthodox |
of, having to do with, or following what is believed or practiced by most other people. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |