| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| ingest |
to take in to the body through the mouth. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| monologue |
a long speech or reading given by a single speaker. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| resilient |
able to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, or the like. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| speculative |
of, pertaining to, or based on conjecture or theorizing. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |