| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
| chasm |
a deep crack in the earth's surface. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| dogmatic |
asserting beliefs and opinions as though they were proven facts. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |