| Term | Definition |
|---|
| accede | (v) to agree or consent / to come into possession of an office, title, or the like |
| browbeat | (v) to bully or dominate by means of intimidating words or actions |
| cavil | (v) to make petty criticisms or objections; carp / to raise petty objections to; quible about / (n) a petty and irritating objection |
| chicanery | (n) deception by clever, sophistry, or cunning means / a trick |
| contentious | (adj) inclined to argue; quarlsome; belligerent / marked by or involving contention |
| desecrate | (v) to violate the sacredness of (treat sacrilegiously) / to destroy or treat with irreverence |
| dilatory | (adj) tending to delay; slow / used to cause a delay |
| dilettante | (n) a person who takes up an art or activity in a superficial way; dabbler / (adj) of or pertaining to dilettantes |
| disavow | (v) to deny any knowledge or connection with |
| drub | (v) to beat, as with a stick or club / to vanquish; defeat / (n) a blow, as with a stick or a club |
| foible | (n) a minor flaw in personality, character, or behavior / a sword blade's weakest part, from the middle to the point |
| frenetic | (adj) characterized by feverish activity, confusion, and hurry / frantic; frenzied |
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