| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| concord |
a state of agreement or harmony between persons or things. |
| covet |
to wish to have very much; envy. |
| deity |
a god or goddess. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| hitherto |
until this time; previously. |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| perseverance |
steadfast continuance in a course of action, task, or belief. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| unspoken |
assumed without being expressed or spoken; implied. |
| wan |
very pale. |