| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| bower1 |
a pleasant, secluded alcove or shelter created by leafy trees or shrubbery. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| offhand |
done without thinking or preparing ahead of time. |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| provocation |
the act of inciting or challenging another to react. |
| repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| tacit |
suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words. |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |