| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
| irksome |
causing annoyance; bothersome or tiresome. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. |
| provident |
showing wisdom and foresight in planning for the future. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| schism |
a division into factions with opposing beliefs, especially in a Christian church. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |