| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| monochromatic |
having or using only a single color or shades of one color. |
| pellucid |
extremely clear in meaning. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| uniformity |
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |