| aseptic |
free of bacteria or germs that cause disease or decay. |
| asinine |
silly or willfully stupid. |
| expeditious |
prompt and efficient. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
| intransigent |
refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others' wishes; uncompromising. |
| intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| partake |
to take part; participate (usually followed by "in"). |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| statute |
a law made by a legislature, as opposed to one established by the courts. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |