| aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. |
| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| ingénue |
an inexperienced or artless girl or the role of a such a girl in a dramatic presentation. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| mellifluous |
flowing and sweet, as though with honey. |
| nurture |
to care for and encourage the growth and development of (a living thing). |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |