| arrogance |
the condition or quality of being arrogant; having too much pride or belief in one's superiority. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| relinquish |
to surrender, release, or let go of; give up. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| vociferous |
crying out, especially in protest; vocal; clamorous. |
| zealot |
a person who is excessively and often intolerantly enthusiastic, especially about a cause or religious faith; fanatic. |