| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| correlate |
to have a causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship. |
| counterfeiter |
one who makes fraudulent imitations or copies, especially of money. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| noxious |
harmful, dangerous, or destructive, especially to health. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| spellbind |
to hold fascinated, as by magicl; enchant. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |