| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| affix |
to attach or join physically (usually used with "to"). |
| catechism |
a summary of the principles of a religion, especially Christianity, in the form of questions and answers. |
| conciliatory |
tending to placate or reconcile. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| migratory |
changing habitat or location periodically, as in response to changes in climate or job opportunities. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| observable |
able to be seen; visible. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| salvageable |
able to be saved or rescued from damage or destruction. |
| scrutinize |
to look at closely and carefully, with attention to detail. |
| seclusion |
the act of isolating or hiding away, or the condition of being isolated in this way. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |