| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| regurgitate |
to surge or pour back or out, especially from of a place of containment, as gases, liquids, or undigested food. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |