| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| composite |
made up of several parts. |
| harmonious |
characterized by agreement or accord. |
| hubris |
the pride associated with arrogance; pride considered as sin. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| pinion2 |
to restrain (someone) by binding the arms. |
| provident |
showing wisdom and foresight in planning for the future. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| witticism |
a clever, often perceptive joke, insult, or saying. |
| zealot |
a person who is excessively and often intolerantly enthusiastic, especially about a cause or religious faith; fanatic. |