| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| humility |
the quality or state of being humble; modesty about one's status or accomplishments. |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, especially to marital vows; adultery. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| singularity |
an unusual trait or quality. |
| squabble |
to quarrel over trivial matters; bicker. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| touchstone |
a test or standard by which to evaluate the worth of something. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |