| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| coercive |
using threats, intimidation, or force to persuade or pressure someone to do something. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| indiscretion |
lack of judgment, prudence, or restraint, especially in regard to the rights or feelings of other people. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| precipitous |
very steep or sudden; rising or dropping abruptly. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| scrutinize |
to look at closely and carefully, with attention to detail. |