| Term | Definition |
|---|
| unfathomable | too deep to measure; too hard to understand |
| tactless | lacking in tact; inconsiderate of another's feelings |
| heretic | a person who holds opinions opposed to established beliefs or doctrines |
| perfidy | a deliberate breach of faith; treachery |
| paucity | scarcity of ideas or objects; small number |
| perceptive | having the ability to see or understand what is beneath the surface |
| philistine | person with views that are regarded as shallow or narrow minded |
| haphazard | lacking any definite plan or order |
| blatant | unpleasantly loud; glaringly obvious or conspicuous |
| tacit | implied from one's action but not spoken or written |
| callous | lacking feeling; mercy, etc., unfeeling |
| homogeneous | having or consisting of the same parts; similar |
| cacophony | a harsh, jarring sound; discord |
| iconoclast | a person who attacks and seeks to overthrow popular ideas |
| caustic | able to burn, eat away, or destroy by chemical action; sarcastic or cutting in |
| capitulate | to surrender |
| pompous | acting with an air of great dignity; full of high surrounding words or phrases |
| piety | a pious act or thought; devotion to religious duties and practices |
| stymie | to block or stop, to hinder |
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