| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. |
| certitude |
the state, condition, or feeling of freedom from uncertainty or doubt. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| cordon |
a chain of guards or military stations forming a defense or containment line around an area. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| filch |
to steal (usually something of slight value) in a sly manner; pilfer. |
| hilarity |
noisy or boisterous merriment. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |