| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| elitist |
believing in, supporting, or promoting the superiority of a select or privileged group. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |
| unregulated |
not subject to rules or constraints. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |