| arrogance |
the condition or quality of being arrogant; having too much pride or belief in one's superiority. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| insensible |
without normal sensations; unconscious. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| reconcile |
to heal differences and restore a good relationship between. |
| sinewy |
of sinew, or sinewlike; strong; tough. |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| tepid |
not quite warm; lukewarm. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |