| coterie |
a small, exclusive group of friends or associates with similar interest or activities; clique. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| multifaceted |
having several aspects or stages; complex or various. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| provocation |
the act of inciting or challenging another to react. |
| spar2 |
to make boxing movements without hitting hard, as for practice or in fun. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |