| cavil |
to make petty criticisms or objections; carp (usually followed by "at" or "about"). |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| egotism |
excessive self-promotion; boastfulness or conceitedness. |
| habitable |
capable of being lived in. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| sate |
to fill to excess, especially with food; glut. |
| singe |
to burn slightly on the surface, end, or edge. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |