| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| clairvoyant |
possessing the ability to see or know things that are beyond the five senses. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| docile |
obedient and easy to manage. |
| figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
| gender |
the sex of a person or animal. |
| irksome |
causing annoyance; bothersome or tiresome. |
| misnomer |
an incorrect or inappropriate name. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| query |
a question. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| simultaneous |
existing, happening, or done at the same time. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |