| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| debase |
to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; indisputable. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| potency |
the condition of being strong in effect or powerful. |
| pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usually followed by "to"). |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |