| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| personify |
to be a perfect or typical example of; embody. |
| recipient |
one who accepts something that has been sent or given, or one who has been awarded something. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| tensile |
of or relating to tension. |
| transgression |
the act or an instance of violating a law, religious commandment, or the like; sin; crime; trespass. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |