| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| roil |
to disturb or anger; agitate. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| stigmatize |
to label or brand as disgraceful or shameful. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |
| uncomplicated |
not difficult to understand or deal with; simple; straightforward. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |