| argumentative |
given to quarrels, debate, or violent clashes of opinion, often without a cause; contentious. |
| audible |
heard or able to be heard. |
| authoritative |
accepted as correct and true; reliable as a source of information because said or written by an expert or authority. |
| behold |
to see or observe. |
| confidentiality |
the state or condition of being kept private or communicated only in private. |
| converge |
to move toward or meet at a common point. |
| crevice |
a narrow opening, as in vertical rock or a wall; crack; fissure. |
| dilute |
to make thinner or weaker by adding a liquid. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| imaginable |
possible to picture or conceive. |
| inward |
in or toward the inside or center. |
| prerequisite |
something required beforehand. |
| regulator |
a person or thing that keeps an activity or action to a certain standard or set of laws. |
| scathe |
to injure with criticism. |
| sparse |
not thick or dense; scattered in thin amounts. |