3 Words to use with termagants

From even this stronghold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquillity of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible virago, who charged him outright with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness.

He was taking wise precautions in view of past experiences with his termagant relative.

Do you think I could wear those diamonds again, while that termagant shop-woman can say that her money bought them?

3 Words to use with  termagants