| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| avocation |
a secondary occupation, usually one pursued for recreation; hobby. |
| concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, especially as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| heterogeneous |
made up of parts or members that differ from each other. (Cf. homogeneous.) |
| interject |
to insert (a remark or comment) between words or remarks or in the middle of a conversation or discussion. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| naturalistic |
exhibiting or pertaining to naturalism. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| propagate |
to reproduce (offspring) or cause to reproduce. |
| solvent |
having enough funds to meet obligations. |
| vapid |
lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. |
| viscid |
of a gluelike consistency. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |