| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| connote |
to suggest or imply (meanings or associations) in addition to the literal meaning. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| nub |
the main point, gist, or essence of something. |
| palatable |
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| protocol |
the proper or agreed upon way of conducting oneself or of doing something. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |