| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| forbearance |
the act or capability of refraining or holding back. |
| implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| occult |
of, pertaining to, or with the aid of the supernatural. |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| volition |
the act of willing, deciding, or choosing. |
| wanton |
lacking restraint in the pursuit of sexual pleasure. |