| cabal |
a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usually of a political nature. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| concord |
a state of agreement or harmony between persons or things. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |