Scramble

Make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's
hands as well as one's feet:
"we scrambled over the damp boulders

Rally
[ˈrali]
verb
rallied (past tense) · rallied (past participle),Reunite ,accumulate,
1. (of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion:
"De Montfort's troops rallied and drove back the king's infantry"
2. Opposite –muster

Hiss
[hɪs]
verb
hissed (past tense) · hissed (past participle)
1. make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter s:
"the escaping gas was hissing"
similar: fizz,fizzle, whistle

Mer·cen·ary
[ˈməːsɪn(ə)ri]
adjective
mercenary (adjective)
1. primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics:
"she's nothing but a mercenary little gold-digger"
similar:
money-oriented, grasping, greedy ,acquisitive, avaricious

Pe·ti·tion
[pɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n]
verb
petitioned (past tense) · petitioned (past participle)
1. present a petition to (an authority) in respect of a particular cause:
"the organization is petitioning the EU for a moratorium on the patent" · "they petitioned the
Queen to withhold her approval of the treaty"
similar:
request ,ask, call on

seething
[ˈsiːðɪŋ]
 adjective
1. filled with or characterized by intense but unexpressed anger:
"his seething resentment finally reached boiling point"

de·bar
[dɪˈbɑː]

verb

debarred (past tense) · debarred (past participle)

1. exclude or prohibit (someone) officially from doing something:
"first-round candidates were debarred from standing" · "they were debarred entry to the port"

similar:

exclude ,ban, bar, disqualify, disentitle, preclude, rule out, shut out,lock out,keep ouT

lull
[lʌl]

verb
1. calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements:
"the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep"

similar:soothe, quiet, hush, lullaby

en·gen·der
[ɪnˈdʒɛndə, ɛnˈdʒɛndə]

verb

engender (verb) · engenders (third person present) · engendered (past tense) ·

engendered (past participle) · engendering (present participle)
1. cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition):
"the issue engendered continuing controversy"

similar:

cause give rise to bring about produce create generate arouse rouse provoke incite kindle trigger touch off stir up
whip up induce inspire instigate foment effect occasion promote foster

en·sue
 [ɪnˈsjuː, ɛnˈsjuː]

verb

ensue (verb) · ensues (third person present) · ensued (past tense) · ensued (past participle) ·
ensuing (present participle)
1. happen or occur afterwards or as a result:
"the difficulties which ensued from their commitment to Cuba"

‘Economic dynamism didn’t ensue’

similar:

result follow develop stem spring arise derive evolve proceed emerge emanate issue flow occur happen take
place surface crop up come about transpire

In·solv·ency
[ɪnˈsɒlv(ə)nsi]

noun
1. the state of being insolvent:
"the club was facing insolvency" · "insolvencies in the media sector rose by 8%"

similar:

bankruptcy liquidation failure collapse ruin ruination pennilessness penury

in·con·gru·ent
[ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊənt]
adjective
1. incongruous; incompatible.

pre·car·ious
[prɪˈkɛːrɪəs]

adjective

1. not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse:

"a precarious ladder"

Similar:

dangerous hazardous perilous unsafe risky deceptive

 sor·did
[ˈsɔːdɪd]

adjective
1. involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt:
"the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams"

similar:

sleazy, seedy, seamy, unsavoury, shoddy, vile, foul, tawdry, louche, cheap, base, low, low-minded, debased,

degenerate, corrupt, dishonest, dishonourable , disreputable

re·sent
[rɪˈzɛnt]

verb

resent (verb) · resents (third person present) · resented (past tense) · resented (past
participle) · resenting (present participle)
1. feel bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person):
"she resented the fact that I had children"

similar:

begrudge, grudge, dislike, take exception to, envy, take something ill, feel aggrieved at/about, feel bitter about, be

annoyed at/about, be angry at/about, be resentful of

petri·fied
[ˈpɛtrɪfʌɪd]

adjective

petrified (adjective)
1. so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified:
"the petrified child clung to her mother"

similar:

terrified, terror-stricken, terror-struck, horrified, horror-stricken, horror-struck, aghast, appalled, paralysed,

stunned, stupefied, transfixed, benumbed, frozen

con·vo·luted
 [ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd]

adjective
1. (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow:
"the film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens"

similar:

complicated, complex, involved, intricate, elaborate, impenetrable, serpentine ,labyrinthine, tortuous , tangled,

Byzantine