angst
anxiety; fear; dread
apprise
give notice to; inform; tell
connive
to scheme; plot; manipulate; cook up; conspire
cower
shrink away or huddle up in fear; cringe
cull
to pick out from among many; select
diminution
decrease; reduction; act of shrinking or diminishing
dispassionate
calm; cool; unemotional; unruffled; composed; detached
estrange
alienate; disaffect; push away; isolate; disaffect
expiate
make amends; atone; do penance
liaison
link; connection; association; alliance; secret love affair
phlegmatic
apathetic or indifferent; not easily roused to excitement
progeny
offspring; descendants
propound
set forth or propose; to offer for consideration; advocate
recidivism
the act of repeating an offense
repartee
a quick, witty reply; wordplay; spirited conversation full of quick, witty replies