| candid |
without deception or concealment; honest; forthright. |
| cognition |
the mental acts or processes by which knowledge is acquired or processed. |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| deliberate |
said or done on purpose. |
| elite |
(usually used with a plural verb) the best, taken collectively. |
| furnish |
to supply with furniture. |
| haughty |
proud in a way that shows a low opinion of others; thinking of others as beneath oneself. |
| incidental |
happening or likely to happen concurrently or in connection with something else but as a subordinate or less important element. |
| insurgent |
one who uses armed force to rebel against one's own government. |
| kinship |
the state or fact of being a relative or relatives, especially by birth. |
| long-term |
covering an extended period of time. |
| notch |
(informal) a little bit. |
| oust |
to force out; expel. |
| worthwhile |
valuable enough to be worth doing. |
| wrongheaded |
contrary to sound judgment. |