| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| instigate |
to purposely agitate or incite; provoke; foment. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| quota |
the part or share of something that is due to a person or group. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |