| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |