| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| inopportune |
occurring at an undesirable or unreasonable time. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| sedentary |
involving or characterized by sitting or little physical activity. |
| staunch2 |
unwaveringly firm or loyal. |
| uniformity |
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness. |