| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| befall |
to happen to. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| felon1 |
a person who has committed a serious crime, such as murder, rape, or burglary, as opposed to a misdemeanor. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| martinet |
a person who enforces very strict discipline, especially in the military. |
| omnipotent |
possessing infinite power; all-powerful. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| piquant |
of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| superficial |
of, pertaining to, or located on the surface. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |