| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| cabal |
a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usually of a political nature. |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| confederation |
the act or process of confederating or allying. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| rejuvenate |
to restore the vigor, health, or appearance of youth to. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| sedative |
causing tranquillity or calmness. |
| simultaneous |
existing, happening, or done at the same time. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |