| audacity |
courage or boldness often combined with daring or recklessness. |
| aura |
the subtle emanation of a quality or condition of someone or something. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| inconsequential |
having no significant effect or result; not important. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| schism |
a division into factions with opposing beliefs, especially in a Christian church. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| stipend |
any periodic payment of money, such as a salary or allowance. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| uncontrolled |
acting or continuing, or allowed to act or continue, without constraint, regulation, or opposition. |
| uncritical |
not making critical judgments or discriminations, especially those based on standards. |