| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |