| 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. |
| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| piquant |
of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste. |
| renounce |
to give up (a right or claim) usually by formal declaration or announcement; waive. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |