| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| befall |
to happen to. |
| decorous |
proper or formal with respect to behavior, manners, appearance, or the like. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| insecurity |
the condition or quality of having insufficient protection or not being safe. |
| labyrinthine |
complex and intricate to the point of being puzzling. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| rejuvenate |
to restore the vigor, health, or appearance of youth to. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |