| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| resplendent |
full of splendor; radiant; shining. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |