| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid observation or capture. |
| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| liberality |
an attitude of tolerance and respect for individual differences. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, especially a large and imposing one. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| unimpressive |
lacking notable qualities; unremarkable; not impressive. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |