| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| contention |
a point asserted in argument or debate. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| idolatry |
unquestioning or excessive devotion or adoration. |
| inimical |
having or tending to have a bad effect; harmful or adverse. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| shamble |
to walk slowly, unsteadily, or awkwardly. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |
| vociferous |
crying out, especially in protest; vocal; clamorous. |