| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| expulsion |
an act or instance of forcing out, or the state of being forced out. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| infectious |
able to be given to others by infection. |
| juxtaposition |
the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast. |
| naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, especially because of cynicism or pessimism. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| suborn |
to induce (someone) to commit a crime or other corrupt deed. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
| uncritical |
not making critical judgments or discriminations, especially those based on standards. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |