| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| flamboyant |
exceptionally showy or dashing in one's speech, manner, or appearance. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| impeccable |
flawless or blameless; perfect. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| salient |
extremely noticeable or prominent; conspicuous; important. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |