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cantankerous

bad-tempered + argumentative + uncooperative

convoluted

intricately twisted

adversary

one’s opponet in combat or dispute

audacious

showing a willingness to take bold risks

commandeer

to take possession of

tourniquet

a device used to stop the flow of blood / tight bandage

stigma

a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance

derogatory

showing a critical or disrespectful attitude / belittle

Pentecostal

religous movement of christianity + very conservative

caryatid

a stone carving of a draped female figure → pillar

ostentatious

characterized by vulgar display + designed to attract

translucent

siomething that allows light to pass through

plunder

to steal goods from a place or person

deference

humble submission and respect

highfalutin

pompous writing or speech

muckraking

the act of searching and publicizing scandalous information

gadfly

an annoying person who provokes others with criticism

dilapidated

a building in disrepair or ruin

tenement

a room forming a seperate residence within a house

recrimination

an accusation in response to one from someone else