| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| infidel |
one who does not believe in or accept a religious faith, especially that of Christianity or Islam. |
| intrepid |
feeling or showing no fear; courageous; bold. |
| juncture |
a particular point in time, especially a point of serious importance or crisis. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |