| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| nemesis |
that which one cannot beat, conquer, or succeed at; cause or agent of one's often repeated downfall. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| pertain |
to relate to or have to do with something. |
| plenitude |
abundance; fullness. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| slacken |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |