| altruistic |
unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others. |
| analogous |
similar or corresponding in some particular manner. |
| ashen1 |
of the color of ashes; very pale. |
| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
| conjecture |
the making of a guess or inference, especially with little evidence. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| indeterminate |
not fixed, clear, or precise; indefinite or uncertain. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| mire |
deep, heavy mud or soil. |
| oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic; wise. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |