| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| bifurcation |
the act or result of dividing into two branches, or the state of being so divided. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |