| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| 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. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| counterbalance |
to balance or offset with an equal force or influence; counterpoise. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |