| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| dint |
force or impact. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| insubstantial |
lacking firmness or solidity; slight. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| regurgitate |
to surge or pour back or out, especially from of a place of containment, as gases, liquids, or undigested food. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
| unassailable |
not open to attack, doubt, or denial. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |