| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| dehumanize |
to deprive of individuality, spirit, or other human qualities; render routine or mechanical. |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| drivel |
foolish or silly speech or ideas. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| insolvent |
incapable of paying debts or meeting liabilities; penniless; bankrupt. |
| overbearing |
arrogantly dominating; dictatorial. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| suborn |
to induce (someone) to commit a crime or other corrupt deed. |
| tenure |
the period of holding or possessing something. |
| vertigo |
a sensation of unsteadiness or dizziness, such that one's surroundings seem to be whirling around. |
| vexation |
the condition of being annoyed. |