| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| fanaticism |
excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or support for something. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| sacrosanct |
so important or revered as to be beyond any alteration or criticism. |
| simpleminded |
not complex or sophisticated. |
| titanic |
having enormous size, strength, or power; colossal; huge. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |