| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| centennial |
having to do with a one hundredth anniversary. |
| counterbalance |
to balance or offset with an equal force or influence; counterpoise. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| nuptial |
of or relating to a wedding ceremony or to marriage. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| propitiate |
to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. |
| unvaried |
marked by a lack of diversity; never changing. |