| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. |
| cathartic |
of or pertaining to a cleansing emotional release. |
| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| felon1 |
a person who has committed a serious crime, such as murder, rape, or burglary, as opposed to a misdemeanor. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |