| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| bereavement |
the condition or fact of being deprived of something or someone, especially by the death of a loved one. |
| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| liaison |
a communication link between groups or between parts of an organization, or a person or group that performs this function. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| sprightly |
lively, spirited, or energetic. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |