charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
cynicism |
an attitude of doubt or mistrust toward human nature and the possibility of good or selfless motives. |
depersonalize |
to cause to lose individual identity or characteristics. |
egress |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence. |
imperturbable |
not easily excited or disturbed; calm. |
insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
momentous |
very important. |
muse |
to think about something silently or for a long time. |
obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
resplendent |
full of splendor; radiant; shining. |
tepid |
not quite warm; lukewarm. |
uncontrolled |
acting or continuing, or allowed to act or continue, without constraint, regulation, or opposition. |