arbitrator
someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
erect
upright in position or posture
step out
go outside a room or building for a short period of time
wayward
resistant to guidance or discipline
tumid
of sexual organs; stiff and rigid
afeard
a pronunciation of afraid
fruition
the condition of bearing fruit
cloud
a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
ditch
a long narrow excavation in the earth
dire
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
unbecoming
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
manfully
in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
spite
malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
outcry
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
underling
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
renegade
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
spearhead
the head and sharpened point of a spear
dilemma
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
devious
deviating from a straight course
perverse
deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
demeanor
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
sash
a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
fraught
filled with or attended with
gloss
the property of being smooth and shiny