| dialectical |
of or using logical analysis or argument that reveals and resolves opposing ideas or contradictions. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| revivalist |
suited to or aimed at the purpose of bringing back former beliefs, ideas, or practices. |
| singe |
to burn slightly on the surface, end, or edge. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |