| allude |
to mention (usually followed by "to"). |
| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| bifurcation |
the act or result of dividing into two branches, or the state of being so divided. |
| bland |
without interest, spirit, or excitement; dull; indifferent. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| dalliance |
a wasting away of time; loitering; dawdling. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| imminent |
about to happen or likely to happen soon. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |