| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| credo |
any formulation of belief, especially a religious one. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
| impede |
to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| opulent |
having or displaying wealth and luxury. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |