| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| enigma |
something puzzling, contradictory, or mysterious; something for which a solution cannot be found. |
| fervid |
heated or impassioned; intensely enthusiastic. |
| lieu |
the place formerly occupied by something or someone. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |