| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| expendable |
considered able to be replaced, given up, or sacrificed. |
| hubris |
the pride associated with arrogance; pride considered as sin. |
| impassive |
not having, showing, or responding to emotion; unfeeling, expressionless, or insensitive. |
| indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
| interim |
the interval of time between two events. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| puerile |
immature or silly; childish. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| salvageable |
able to be saved or rescued from damage or destruction. |
| tenable |
able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical. |