| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
| instigate |
to purposely agitate or incite; provoke; foment. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| misdeed |
an unacceptable, evil, or illegal act. |
| orientation |
the act or process of preparing oneself or others for a new situation. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| sardonic |
bitterly mocking; derisive; scornful. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, especially one kept during normal sleeping hours. |