| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| hilarity |
noisy or boisterous merriment. |
| incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
| inherent |
existing in or belonging to something as an essential or inborn part of its nature; innate; intrinsic. |
| labyrinthine |
complex and intricate to the point of being puzzling. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, especially because of cynicism or pessimism. |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| resuscitate |
to bring back to life or consciousness; revive. |