| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| elitist |
believing in, supporting, or promoting the superiority of a select or privileged group. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| invoke |
to call out to (a god, muse, or the like) for help, support, protection, or inspiration. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| stockpile |
a supply of items accumulated and maintained for future use. |