| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| depict |
to show, describe, or portray in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
| introspection |
examination of one's own thoughts, emotions, and sensations; self-scrutiny. |
| opprobrium |
a condition of disgrace or shame; ignominy. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| prevalent |
generally accepted; pervasive; widespread. |
| roster |
a list of names of individuals or groups belonging to or participating in an organization, class, military or police unit, or the like. |
| rostrum |
a raised platform or dais for public speaking. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |