| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| discontinuous |
interrupted or intermittent; not without pause or break. |
| disparage |
to depreciate or belittle, especially in speech. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| lithe |
characterized by light, graceful, flexible movements. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |