| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| canvass |
to conduct a survey of; poll. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| liberality |
an attitude of tolerance and respect for individual differences. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| notoriety |
the condition or quality of being widely known or spoken of, especially for something that is not good. |
| perceptual |
of, relating to, or involving perception. |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |