| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| belated |
too late; tardy. |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| exemplar |
one worthy to be imitated or studied; model. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| resuscitate |
to bring back to life or consciousness; revive. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| tincture |
an alcohol solution containing a medicinal substance. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. |