| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| churl |
a rude or vulgar person. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| despot |
a ruler who has complete power and authority. |
| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| noteworthy |
deserving attention; remarkable. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| serenity |
the condition or quality of being untroubled, peaceful, or tranquil. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |