| amorphous |
lacking definite form, shape, or character. |
| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| coterie |
a small, exclusive group of friends or associates with similar interest or activities; clique. |
| dialectical |
of or using logical analysis or argument that reveals and resolves opposing ideas or contradictions. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| quibble |
an unimportant, petty, or trivial disagreement or objection. |
| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others. |
| simultaneous |
existing, happening, or done at the same time. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |