| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| candor |
the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| faze |
to bewilder or to disturb the composure or shake the resolve of; disconcert or daunt. |
| gender |
the sex of a person or animal. |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| rebate |
a part of a payment that is returned. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| supersede |
to take over the position or influence of; replace. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |