| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| disproportionate |
having too much of one thing in relation to something else; unbalanced. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| fanaticism |
excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or support for something. |
| felon1 |
a person who has committed a serious crime, such as murder, rape, or burglary, as opposed to a misdemeanor. |
| hone |
to make more effective or adept; perfect. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |