| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| fanaticism |
excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or support for something. |
| fetid |
having a foul odor; stinking. |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| repress |
to restrain or prevent the expression of (feelings, utterances, or the like). |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |