| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| miscreant |
evil or malevolent; villainous. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| perdition |
the loss of the soul for eternity; damnation. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |