altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
enclave |
a small territory or country mostly or completely surrounded by another. |
entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. |
exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
indubitable |
without question; certain. |
insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
unfeigned |
not pretended or false; genuine; sincere. |