| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| Lilliputian |
(often lower case) very tiny; extremely small. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| omnipotent |
possessing infinite power; all-powerful. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. |
| titanic |
having enormous size, strength, or power; colossal; huge. |
| urbane |
refined in manner; polished; elegant. |