| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| altruism |
unselfish concern for the well-being of others. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| epoch |
an important period in human history. |
| figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |