| affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| counterfeiter |
one who makes fraudulent imitations or copies, especially of money. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| dissertation |
a formal and usually lengthy exposition in speech or writing, especially a detailed report of research by a candidate for a doctoral degree. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| referendum |
the submission of a legislative measure to a vote by the general public, or the vote thus taken. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |
| voluminous |
having or characterized by great size or quantity. |