| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| concealment |
the act of hiding something from sight, or the condition of being hidden from sight. |
| correlate |
to have a causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| euphemism |
the word or expression so substituted. |
| imperfection |
a flaw or fault. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. |
| naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, especially because of cynicism or pessimism. |
| opalescent |
exhibiting a spectrum of colors or changing colors; iridescent. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |