| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. |
| belligerent |
having a fighting character; aggressive. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| imbalance |
a defect in proportion or balance between elements. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| relinquish |
to surrender, release, or let go of; give up. |
| solemnize |
to carry out the formalities of performance required by (an occasion). |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |