| belligerent |
having a fighting character; aggressive. |
| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| conciliatory |
tending to placate or reconcile. |
| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |