| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| composite |
made up of several parts. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| philanthropist |
one who engages in charitable activities. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| short-term |
covering, lasting, or completed in a short period. |
| stigma |
a long-lasting mark or stain on one's character or reputation, especially of disgrace or reproach. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |