Answer: Contentious:
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
"a contentious issue"
Debacle:
a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
"the economic debacle that became known as the Great Depression"
Defunct:
no longer existing or functioning.
"a now defunct technology that only people over a certain age remember"
Capitals:
the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center.
Neophyte:
a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
"four-day cooking classes are offered to neophytes and experts"
Portent:
a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
"they believed that wild birds in the house were portents of death"
Pernicious:
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
"the pernicious influences of the mass media
Relegated:
consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position.
"they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role"
Conclave:
a private meeting.
Rescinded:
revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).
"the government eventually rescinded the directive"
