| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| militant |
aggressive or combative in attitude or actions, especially in defense of a cause. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| sheathe |
to put in a tight, protective case. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |