| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| belligerent |
having a fighting character; aggressive. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| frivolous |
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| orthodox |
of, having to do with, or following what is believed or practiced by most other people. |
| ovation |
a prolonged or enthusiastic episode of applause for someone, as following a performance. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |