| 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. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| intrepid |
feeling or showing no fear; courageous; bold. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
| proscribe |
to make illegal or prohibit. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| reparation |
the act or process of making amends for wrongdoing or injury. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |