| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| gibberish |
written or spoken words that are unintelligible, needlessly obscure, or without coherent meaning. |
| imbalance |
a defect in proportion or balance between elements. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| stratagem |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver. |