| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| hubris |
the pride associated with arrogance; pride considered as sin. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| revivalist |
suited to or aimed at the purpose of bringing back former beliefs, ideas, or practices. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |