charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
credo |
any formulation of belief, especially a religious one. |
disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
forestall |
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand. |
inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
mendacious |
untruthful. |
offhand |
done without thinking or preparing ahead of time. |
paradox |
a statement that contradicts or seems to contradict itself, yet often expresses a truth, such as "Less is more". |
preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
sensual |
related to or providing pleasure from the ways humans perceive stimuli, such as through touch, taste, or smell. |
slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |