| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| amphitheater |
an oval or round building with seats rising in rows from an open, central area. Amphitheaters are used for sports and other public events. |
| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| ingest |
to take in to the body through the mouth. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |