| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| dint |
force or impact. |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| occult |
of, pertaining to, or with the aid of the supernatural. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| premonition |
an advance sign or warning; forewarning. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |