| agility |
the ability to move or think easily and quickly. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| euphoric |
having or exhibiting a strong feeling of well-being or elation. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| hitherto |
until this time; previously. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |