| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| devotee |
an eager or serious follower or enthusiast. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| imperil |
to put at risk; endanger. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| voracious |
consuming large quantities of food with greed or great desire; ravenous. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |