| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| commentary |
a series of explanatory or interpretive remarks or comments. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |
| verdant |
green. |