| aftermath |
the result or consequence of an event. |
| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| brusque |
impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt. |
| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| probity |
proven trustworthiness; honesty; integrity. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |