| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| quizzical |
expressing doubt, confusion, or questioning; puzzled. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |