| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| lenient |
not strict with rules; tolerant. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| unfeigned |
not pretended or false; genuine; sincere. |