| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| caprice |
a sudden, impulsive change of mind or direction, or an unpredictable action. |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| depravity |
moral corruption; wickedness. |
| differentiate |
to distinguish between or among. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| propitiate |
to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |