| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| equestrian |
of or relating to horseback riding. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| garish |
marked by excessive or tasteless color or decoration; gaudy; flashy. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
| influx |
the act or an instance of flowing in. |
| pervade |
to spread or be present everywhere in. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| premeditate |
to consider, plan, or arrange in advance. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| unassailable |
not open to attack, doubt, or denial. |