| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
| contention |
a point asserted in argument or debate. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
| invoke |
to call out to (a god, muse, or the like) for help, support, protection, or inspiration. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| remittance |
money that is sent to someone or some place, usually in payment. |
| salubrious |
favorable to good health; healthy; wholesome. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |