| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| astral |
of, concerning, emanating from, or resembling the stars; stellar. |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| curriculum |
the courses offered at a school or in a particular area of study. |
| demur |
to object or indicate opposition to something. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| perdition |
the loss of the soul for eternity; damnation. |
| propensity |
a natural or inborn tendency, aptitude, or preference (often followed by an infinitive or "for"). |
| reconcile |
to heal differences and restore a good relationship between. |
| untainted |
not contaminated or polluted. |