| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| increment |
a rise or addition in number or value, often small. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| schematic |
of, pertaining to, or formed like an outline or diagram. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |