| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| solvent |
having enough funds to meet obligations. |
| transgression |
the act or an instance of violating a law, religious commandment, or the like; sin; crime; trespass. |