| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| dilapidated |
fallen into ruin or decay. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| intrusion |
the act of entering or thrusting oneself in when not invited or welcomed. |
| labyrinthine |
complex and intricate to the point of being puzzling. |
| lackluster |
without brilliance or vitality; dull. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| opinionated |
having definite and unchangeable views of things, often seemingly on all subjects. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| untainted |
not contaminated or polluted. |