| 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. |
| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
| formidable |
exceptionally difficult; daunting. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| moot |
not clearly settled; arguable; debatable. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
| tumult |
the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |