| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| gaseous |
in the form of or resembling a gas. |
| interject |
to insert (a remark or comment) between words or remarks or in the middle of a conversation or discussion. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| petulant |
showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation, impatience, or ill temper; peevish or sulky. |
| potable |
fit for drinking. |
| rabble1 |
a confused and uncontrolled crowd; disorderly mob. |
| sensual |
related to or providing pleasure from the ways humans perceive stimuli, such as through touch, taste, or smell. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |