venture
to travel
succinct
brief and clearly expressed
feud
quarrel or dispute
intricate
complex and detailed
grit
courage, determination, perserverance
fractious
readily angered, quarrelsome
revelation
a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way
volatile
unstable, easily angered
adept
skilled and proficient
dingy
shabby and run down
obscure
incompetent
incapable
bolstered
to increase, to improve
efficacy
the ability to produce a desired result
retention
the act of keeping something
underlay
to be the basis of, or form the foundation of
gregarious
very sociable
notorious
famous or well known, typically for a bad deed
accidentally, not done on purpose
emancipate
freed from someone's control
assimilate
to take, utilize, absorb, and understand
paradigm
a set of assumptions, concepts, values, practices that is a "model"
inexplicable
baffling, enigmatic
proclivity
a tendency to do or choose something
repugnant