| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
| inimical |
having or tending to have a bad effect; harmful or adverse. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| remuneration |
pay, reward, or compensation. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| stratagem |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |