| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| militant |
aggressive or combative in attitude or actions, especially in defense of a cause. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |