| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| piquant |
of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| prurient |
characterized by or causing lewdness or lust. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| roil |
to disturb or anger; agitate. |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |