| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| contention |
a point asserted in argument or debate. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| monotony |
tiresome lack of variation. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| vociferous |
crying out, especially in protest; vocal; clamorous. |