| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| comradeship |
friendship based on shared or group activities or interests. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| engulf |
to cover entirely, as if by a flood. |
| impiety |
lack of reverence or respect, especially for what others consider sacred. |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries. |
| juxtaposition |
the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast. |
| paradox |
a statement that contradicts or seems to contradict itself, yet often expresses a truth, such as "Less is more". |
| perceptual |
of, relating to, or involving perception. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| seedy |
unkempt or shabby. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |
| urbane |
refined in manner; polished; elegant. |