| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| circuitous |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| populace |
the people who live in a particular place. |
| 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. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| respective |
of or belonging to each one. |
| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others. |
| tenable |
able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical. |
| tumultuous |
full of noise, commotion, or disorder; riotous. |