| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| anathema |
something or someone despised or cursed. |
| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| remuneration |
pay, reward, or compensation. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| suave |
polished and urbane. |
| sundry |
of various kinds; miscellaneous. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |