| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| postulate |
to assert as something true, especially as a basis for reasoning. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| regale |
to entertain or delight, as with humorous tales. |
| sheathe |
to put in a tight, protective case. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
| ungovernable |
unable to be governed, ordered, or controlled; uncontrollable. |