| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| contention |
a point asserted in argument or debate. |
| delectable |
extremely pleasing to the taste; delicious. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| incriminate |
to show involvement in a crime. |
| innate |
belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth; inborn. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| troublesome |
causing anxiety, worry, or bother. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |
| zealot |
a person who is excessively and often intolerantly enthusiastic, especially about a cause or religious faith; fanatic. |