| camaraderie |
friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group. |
| consolidate |
to join together into a whole; combine. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| hallowed |
considered sacred; venerated. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |
| troublesome |
causing anxiety, worry, or bother. |