| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| bevy |
a group of birds or other animals, especially quail or larks. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| havoc |
ruin or devastation. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| partake |
to take part; participate (usually followed by "in"). |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |