| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| allusive |
abounding in or characterized by indirect references to culture, history, or other works of art, which are to be recognized or understood by the audience. |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| forage |
food for animals such as horses or cattle. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| orthodox |
of, having to do with, or following what is believed or practiced by most other people. |
| 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. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |
| volatility |
the quality or condition of being highly changeable or inconsistent. |