| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| connote |
to suggest or imply (meanings or associations) in addition to the literal meaning. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| imitative |
of, involving, or characterized by reproduction or copying; not original. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |
| rhetoric |
the art, ability, or study of using language effectively in speech or writing, especially to influence or persuade one's audience. |
| troublesome |
causing anxiety, worry, or bother. |