| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| bawdy |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué. |
| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| provocation |
the act of inciting or challenging another to react. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| stratagem |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver. |
| verdant |
green. |