| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| dapper |
neat and stylish in dress and appearance. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| imbibe |
to take up or consume by drinking. |
| mellifluous |
flowing and sweet, as though with honey. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| potency |
the condition of being strong in effect or powerful. |
| proscribe |
to make illegal or prohibit. |
| quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |