| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| fetid |
having a foul odor; stinking. |
| gender |
the sex of a person or animal. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |