| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| centennial |
having to do with a one hundredth anniversary. |
| complement |
to go well with, complete, or perfect. |
| curriculum |
the courses offered at a school or in a particular area of study. |
| devious |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout. |
| discontinuous |
interrupted or intermittent; not without pause or break. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| noxious |
harmful, dangerous, or destructive, especially to health. |
| ruddy |
reddish; rosy. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |