| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| cataract |
a large waterfall. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| depersonalize |
to cause to lose individual identity or characteristics. |
| dissertation |
a formal and usually lengthy exposition in speech or writing, especially a detailed report of research by a candidate for a doctoral degree. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| pinion2 |
to restrain (someone) by binding the arms. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| undaunted |
not discouraged; not giving up even though something is difficult or frightening. |