| affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
| amorphous |
lacking definite form, shape, or character. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| concord |
a state of agreement or harmony between persons or things. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| ominous |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| tirade |
a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue. |
| unregulated |
not subject to rules or constraints. |