| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| complaisance |
willingness to please. |
| conductive |
having the ability to allow the passage of electricity |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| egotism |
excessive self-promotion; boastfulness or conceitedness. |
| frond |
a long leaf with many small divisions. Ferns and palm trees have fronds. |
| impeccable |
flawless or blameless; perfect. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| precept |
a basic rule, principle, or directive that guides action, moral conduct, or thought. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |