| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| certitude |
the state, condition, or feeling of freedom from uncertainty or doubt. |
| circuitous |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| feasible |
capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; likely to succeed. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |