| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |