| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| apex |
the highest point; tip. |
| brazen |
shameless; bold. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| harmonious |
characterized by agreement or accord. |
| iota |
an extremely small amount. |
| kindred |
a group of related people, such as a tribe or clan. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| tenuous |
having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak. |