| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| commandeer |
to force (a civilian) into, or seize (goods) for, the military. |
| discrete |
separate and distinct. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| sagacity |
the quality of having keen judgment and common sense; wisdom. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| uniformity |
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness. |