| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| capacious |
able to contain a large amount; roomy. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| indeterminate |
not fixed, clear, or precise; indefinite or uncertain. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| obsession |
that which preoccupies one's mind or emotions excessively or abnormally. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| stint |
to refrain from spending; to be sparing or frugal. |
| tacit |
suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words. |