| beneficent |
tending to do good; kindly; charitable. |
| cavil |
to make petty criticisms or objections; carp (usually followed by "at" or "about"). |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| postulate |
to assert as something true, especially as a basis for reasoning. |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| titanic |
having enormous size, strength, or power; colossal; huge. |