| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| catechism |
a summary of the principles of a religion, especially Christianity, in the form of questions and answers. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| revel |
to feel great pleasure; rejoice (usually followed by "in"). |
| supercilious |
showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |