| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| phenomenal |
amazing or extraordinary. |
| refute |
to demonstrate the falseness or error of; disprove. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |
| tutelage |
the act or function of a teacher, especially one who gives lessons to individuals; instruction; teaching. |
| ungovernable |
unable to be governed, ordered, or controlled; uncontrollable. |
| volition |
the act of willing, deciding, or choosing. |