| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| bland |
without interest, spirit, or excitement; dull; indifferent. |
| conciliatory |
tending to placate or reconcile. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| personify |
to be a perfect or typical example of; embody. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| redolent |
suggesting or recalling (usually followed by "of"). |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| volatility |
the quality or condition of being highly changeable or inconsistent. |