| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |