| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| infectious |
able to be given to others by infection. |
| liaison |
a communication link between groups or between parts of an organization, or a person or group that performs this function. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |
| umbrage |
a feeling of offense, irritation, or resentment. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |