| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness to obligations, promises, or those to whom one has made a commitment. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| nurture |
to care for and encourage the growth and development of (a living thing). |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| pinion2 |
to restrain (someone) by binding the arms. |
| pronouncement |
a formal or official declaration. |
| proscribe |
to make illegal or prohibit. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |