| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| inconsistency |
an instance of contradiction or illogic. |
| indiscretion |
lack of judgment, prudence, or restraint, especially in regard to the rights or feelings of other people. |
| laud |
to praise. |
| orientation |
the act or process of preparing oneself or others for a new situation. |
| postulate |
to assert as something true, especially as a basis for reasoning. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| reiterate |
to say again. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| revulsion |
violent dislike and disgust; abhorrence; loathing. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| stature |
relative status as measured by skill or achievement; reputation. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |