| abhor |
to regard with intense loathing or horror; detest. |
| arbitrary |
resulting from personal opinions, wishes, or feelings instead of from a rule or reason. |
| brawl |
a noisy fight or argument. |
| channel |
a long, narrow body of water that joins two larger bodies of water. |
| circumference |
the line that forms the outside edge of a circle or other round figure or area. |
| concept |
a general idea or thought. |
| coup |
a brilliant and successful action or maneuver. |
| intellectual |
of or having to do with the intellect. |
| particularly |
to an unusual degree; more than other things in a group. |
| plaintiff |
one who initiates a lawsuit against another. (Cf. defendant.) |
| policy1 |
a set of rules or a plan that is used as a guide for action. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| shrine |
a sacred place or object that is devoted to some holy person or god. |
| theoretical |
relating to or consisting of an explanation based on abstract reasoning and speculation rather than facts and evidence; hypothetical. |
| waver1 |
to move back and forth in a fluttering motion; sway. |