| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| anarchist |
a person who believes in, desires, or tries to realize a society or state without a government. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| meditative |
disposed to, marked by, or indicating contemplation or reflection; deeply thoughtful. |
| paraphernalia |
(used with a singular or plural verb) furnishings or equipment, especially that used in a particular job or activity. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| visage |
the face of a person, statue, or the like, especially in regard to its appearance or expression. |