| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| heterogeneous |
made up of parts or members that differ from each other. (Cf. homogeneous.) |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| roster |
a list of names of individuals or groups belonging to or participating in an organization, class, military or police unit, or the like. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |