| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| conjecture |
the making of a guess or inference, especially with little evidence. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| imperturbable |
not easily excited or disturbed; calm. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| stalwart |
steady and loyal; reliable. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| vociferous |
crying out, especially in protest; vocal; clamorous. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |