| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| dehumanize |
to deprive of individuality, spirit, or other human qualities; render routine or mechanical. |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| inscrutable |
impossible to comprehend or interpret; mysterious. |
| irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| singularity |
an unusual trait or quality. |
| zealot |
a person who is excessively and often intolerantly enthusiastic, especially about a cause or religious faith; fanatic. |