| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |
| predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
| propound |
to propose or set forth for consideration. |
| recipient |
one who accepts something that has been sent or given, or one who has been awarded something. |
| secretive |
tending to secrecy. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| venerate |
to treat or regard with great respect, honor, or reverence. |