| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| peevish |
irritable or easily annoyed; ill-tempered. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| propound |
to propose or set forth for consideration. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| referendum |
the submission of a legislative measure to a vote by the general public, or the vote thus taken. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| tenable |
able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |