| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| elitist |
believing in, supporting, or promoting the superiority of a select or privileged group. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| miscreant |
evil or malevolent; villainous. |
| pliable |
easily bent; flexible; malleable. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| requisite |
required or essential. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |