| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| culmination |
the highest point; zenith; climax. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| perfectionist |
one who tends not to be satisfied with less than flawless performance from herself or himself. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| recipient |
one who accepts something that has been sent or given, or one who has been awarded something. |
| remittance |
money that is sent to someone or some place, usually in payment. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |
| wanton |
lacking restraint in the pursuit of sexual pleasure. |