| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. |
| carouse |
to revel in a boisterous and drunken manner. |
| catechism |
a summary of the principles of a religion, especially Christianity, in the form of questions and answers. |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |