| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| jargon |
special words or language used by a particular group or to describe a particular interest. |
| naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, especially because of cynicism or pessimism. |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| noxious |
harmful, dangerous, or destructive, especially to health. |
| nurture |
to care for and encourage the growth and development of (a living thing). |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| rhetoric |
the art, ability, or study of using language effectively in speech or writing, especially to influence or persuade one's audience. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| succulent |
full of juice or sap; juicy. |