| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| dint |
force or impact. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| imbue |
to inspire or permeate, as with an idea or emotion; deeply influence. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| reconcile |
to heal differences and restore a good relationship between. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| ruddy |
reddish; rosy. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. |