| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| communal |
of or belong to members of a group; public; collective. |
| contention |
a point asserted in argument or debate. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| equanimity |
the quality of remaining calm, serene, or unruffled, especially under stress; composure. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| jargon |
special words or language used by a particular group or to describe a particular interest. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| reproach |
to express disapproval of or disappointment with (someone); censure. |
| schism |
a division into factions with opposing beliefs, especially in a Christian church. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |