| bifurcation |
the act or result of dividing into two branches, or the state of being so divided. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| gibberish |
written or spoken words that are unintelligible, needlessly obscure, or without coherent meaning. |
| gradation |
a gradual almost imperceptible change, especially from one tone or texture to another. |
| morass |
something that hinders passage or engulfs an unwary person. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |