| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| betroth |
to pledge or give in marriage. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| conformist |
one who tends to act in accordance or compliance with established standards or norms. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| squabble |
to quarrel over trivial matters; bicker. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |