acrimony (n)
bitter; animosity
assail (v)
to belittle or attack
cajole (v)
to coax or persuade
confluence (n)
a place where things merge or flow together
deride (v)
to make fun of
egalitarian (adj)
the belief in equality
erroneous (adj)
wrong; false; incorrect
esoteric (adj)
only understood by a few
felicitous (adj)
well suited; happy
garish (adj)
tasteless showy
impasse (n)
obstacle
ineffable (adj)
impossible to express in words
invoke (v)
to call forth
mar (v)
to scar
nefarious (adj)
evil
piety (n)
religious devotion
propensity (n)
inclination; tendency
relegate (v)
to demote
servile (adj)
subservient; submissive
verbose (adj)
wordy; long winded